October 2009 - Sarex (INACTIVE)

Upcoming ARISS contact with Westbrook Intermediate, Friendswood, Texas
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 31 Oct '09

31 Oct '09

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Westbrook Intermediate, Friendswood, Texas on 03 Nov. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 19:29 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and LU8YY. The contact should be audible over portions of South America. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Westbrook Intermediate, one of 9 intermediate schools in Clear Creek Independent School District, is a 6th - 8th grade campus of almost 1500 students. Housed on the campus is the district's intermediate gifted and talented magnet, Webster Academy - Visions in Education, or WAVE. This GT magnet brings together over 500 gifted and talented students from across the district to participate in a unique program design. One of the opportunities available to WAVE students is an amateur radio license class. In partnership with the Clear Lake Amateur Radio Club, over 350 students have earned their ham radio license over the last 9 years. At any time, there are approximately 100 hams in attendance at the school. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What adjustments to photography need to be made to take pictures in space-inside and outside the space station? 2. How do you wash your hands on the space station? What happens to the water after you use it? 3. How does your experience in space differ from what you thought it would be like before you went up the first time? 4. What is the most difficult part of living in space? 5. What effect does the lack of gravity have on your body? What tasks that are otherwise easy are now hard to do? 6. What changes do you have to make to your eating procedures in space? 7. Do you get to listen to music in space? Are there favorite songs that help you during stressful or lonely times? 8. What kind of training/education do astronauts have to go through? 9. How does the training at the NBL (Neutral Buoyancy Lab) compare to the real experience? 10. What do you do when debris is flying toward the space shuttle? 11. What do you plan to do when you return to Earth, that you could not do in space? 12. What materials are used to make the shuttle? 13. John F. Kennedy said that it was his goal to have a man on the moon. If the space exploration program still exists 50 years from now, what planetary explorations do you expect to be achieved by then? 14. What do you miss most while in space? 15. Have you seen Aidan's progress report? 16. Do you need to worry about catching the flu or some other illness? 17. What kind of experiments do you do in space, and how would the results be different if those experiments were done on Earth? 18. What do you do in your leisure time? 19. What kinds of food do you eat? 20. What was your most memora\ble experience on this mission? 21. How long can you stay in space? 22. Are there any works of art or anything else on the ISS to inspire or relieve stress visually? 23. What sensations do you experience during lift off? Are there different sensations during landing? 24. What types of activities do you do for fun in space? 25. What does a normal day look like since there is not a designation between night and day? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): John Taylor Collegiate, Winnepeg, Manitoba, Canada, Wed 04 Nov 09 14:38 UTC Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL Thu 05 Nov 09 19:46 UTC Tokaisonritsu Muramatsu Elementary School, Tokai Vill., Japan, Fri Nov 06 09 08:47 UTC ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-29 02:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 28 Oct '09

28 Oct '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-29 02:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. Sherbrooke Community School, Sassafras, Victoria, Australia, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact was successful: Wed 2009-10-28 07:13:34 UTC 74 deg (***) David Thompson Middle School, Calgary, AB, Canada, telebridge via LU8YY Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-30 21:12:18 UTC 88 deg Watch for possible Echolink and IRLP coverage. (***) Westbrook Intermediate, Friendswood, Texas, telebridge via LU8YY Contact is a go for: Tue 2009-11-03 19:29:56 UTC 78 deg Watch for possible Echolink and IRLP coverage. (***) John Taylor Collegiate, Winnepeg, Manitoba, Canada, via WH6PN Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-11-04 14:38:06 UTC 79 deg Watch for possible Echolink and IRLP coverage. (***) Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL, via VK4KHZ Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-11-05 19:46:36 UTC 34 deg Watch for possible Echolink and IRLP coverage. (***) Tokaisonritsu Muramatsu Elementary School, Tokai Vill., Japan, direct via TBD Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-11-06 08:47:36 UTC 20 deg Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 501. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 29. QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DP0ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS0ISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2009-10-29 02:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-10-29 02:00 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 20 on orbit: Roman Romanenko Frank De Winne ON1DWN Robert Thirsk VA3CSA Nicole Stott KE5GJN Exp. 21 on orbit Maksim Surayev Jeffrey N. Williams –KD5TVQ **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-28 05:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 27 Oct '09

27 Oct '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-28 05:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. Copernicus Science Centre, Warsaw, Poland, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact was successful: Tue 2009-10-27 09:33:54 UTC 72 deg (***) This was ARISS contact number 500! (***) Sherbrooke Community School, Sassafras, Victoria, Australia, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-10-28 07:13:34 UTC 74 deg David Thompson Middle School, Calgary, AB, Canada, telebridge via LU8YY Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-30 21:12:18 UTC 88 deg Westbrook Intermediate, Friendswood, Texas, telebridge via LU8YY Contact is a go for: Tue 2009-11-03 19:29:56 UTC 78 deg John Taylor Collegiate, Winnepeg, Manitoba, Canada, via WH6PN Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-11-04 14:38:06 UTC 79 deg Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL, via VK4KHZ Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-11-05 19:46:36 UTC 34 deg Tokaisonritsu Muramatsu Elementary School, Tokai Vill., Japan, direct via TBD Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-11-06 08:47:36 UTC 20 deg Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 500. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 29. QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DP0ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS0ISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2009-10-28 05:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-10-28 05:00 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 20 on orbit: Roman Romanenko Frank De Winne ON1DWN Robert Thirsk VA3CSA Nicole Stott KE5GJN Exp. 21 on orbit Maksim Surayev Jeffrey N. Williams –KD5TVQ **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-27 04:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 26 Oct '09

26 Oct '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-27 04:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. Copernicus Science Centre, Warsaw, Poland, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact is a go for: Tue 2009-10-27 09:33:54 UTC 72 deg Sherbrooke Community School, Sassafras, Victoria, Australia, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-10-28 07:13:34 UTC 74 deg David Thompson Middle School, Calgary, AB, Canada, telebridge via LU8YY Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-30 21:12:18 UTC 88 deg Westbrook Intermediate, Friendswood, Texas, telebridge via LU8YY (***) Contact is a go for: Tue 2009-11-03 19:29:56 UTC 78 deg (***) John Taylor Collegiate, Winnepeg, Manitoba, Canada, via WH6PN (***) Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-11-04 14:38:06 UTC 79 deg (***) Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL, via VK4KHZ (***) Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-11-05 19:46:36 UTC 34 deg (***) Tokaisonritsu Muramatsu Elementary School, Tokai Vill., Japan, direct via TBD Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-11-06 08:47:36 UTC 20 deg (***) Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 499. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 29. QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DP0ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS0ISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2009-10-27 04:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-10-25 03:00 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 20 on orbit: Roman Romanenko Frank De Winne ON1DWN Robert Thirsk VA3CSA Nicole Stott KE5GJN Exp. 21 on orbit Maksim Surayev Jeffrey N. Williams –KD5TVQ **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS contact with David Thompson Middle School, Calgary, AB, Canada
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 26 Oct '09

26 Oct '09

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at David Thompson Middle School, Calgary, AB, Canada on 30 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 21:12 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and LU8YY. The contact should be audible over portions of South America. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. David Thompson School is a Middle School in the community of Acadia in Calgary. There are 631 students in grades five to nine. Our school is named after the famous explorer and geographer who mapped a large portion of Western Canada. We are preparing for our International Space Station communication in the grades specific to the study of astronomy - six and nine. We have had an introductory presentation from Dr. Phil Langill from the University of Calgary and will be reading Mary Lou's New Telescope to encourage and inspire their natural curiosity with the sky. Students will respond to the day's events with follow-up composition and art activities. This extraordinary experience will be the basis of our grade six Sky Science unit and be a launching board for our analysis and exploration of the skies above us. In grade six, our students will be exploring our solar system by focusing on the International Year of Astronomy. This entails our natural curiosity with our sky and the amazing discoveries made by Galileo when he mastered the telescope 400 years ago and challenged the geocentric beliefs of the time. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What is the most amazing thing you saw in space? 2. What all do you do in a day in space? 3. What have you discovered in space? 4. What is the purpose of your mission? 5. What are you doing to celebrate the International Year of Astronomy? 6. What is the feeling you get when you look down at the earth? 7. Would being punched in the face in space, feel the same as it does on earth? Would it heal the same? 8. Is there garbage in space? How does the ISS avoid getting hit by it? 9. Does your water taste funny? 10. Have you seen a shooting star or meteor? If so, how many have you seen? 11. Have you ever found any kind of plant in space? 12. What is it like to have no gravity in space? 13. Do you change into different clothes? 14. How do you shower, bath, brush your teeth? 15. How do you wash your clothes? 16. Do you collect anything from space? 17. What do you do for entertainment? 18. Is it hard to live in space for 6 months? 19. Does you hair always stand up in space? 20. How do you exercise in space? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): TBD ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Sherbrooke Community School, Sassafras, Victoria, Australia
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 26 Oct '09

26 Oct '09

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Sherbrooke Community School, Sassafras, Victoria, Australia on 28 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 07:13 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and W6SRJ. The contact should be audible over the west coast of the U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Sherbrooke Community School is situated on the Mount Dandenong Tourist Road on the outskirts of the Sassafras township, approximately 40 kilometres east of Melbourne. Sherbrooke Community School has an increasing student population which is now approaching 160. Students are drawn from a wide area covering the Dandenong Ranges, the outer eastern suburbs and the Yarra Valley. VK3KID is the callsign of the Sherbrooke Community Radio Club. This club has been established between amateur radio operators and Sherbrooke Community School to foster student participation and advancement with the community. Our motto is "Can operor, non vos can non operor", which is Latin for "Can do, not cannot do". Sherbrooke Community Radio Club is affiliated with the Wireless Institute of Australia and aims to work with all clubs and schools to promote the use and understanding of Amateur Radio. The Club is prepared to work closely with other clubs. Membership of the Sherbrooke Community Radio Club is non-monetary but is based on participation! We are an inclusive club that welcomes those who would like to help promote the advancement of Amateur Radio. Participants will ask as many of the following questions (translated) as time allows: 1. How do you neutralize the static charge when a spacecraft docks with the ISS? 2. What is the crew working on at the moment? 3. What happens to the sewerage from the ISS? 4. What does it feel like to leave the earth's atmosphere both physically and emotionally? 5. Has being on the station changed the way you feel about the earth? 6. How much more efficient are solar panels out in space? 7. How does space look like outside the earth's atmosphere? 8. Do astronauts feel more like a member of planet Earth rather than a member of the nation after their ISS experience? 9. Do you regularly talk with radio amateurs from around the world outside organized ARISS arrangements? 10 What happens when a person vomits in space? 11. What type of electric lights do you use to illuminate the interior of the ISS? 12. Our sister school in Bhutan has asked, can you see the snow of the Himalayas from the ISS? 13. What is your food like? 14. Do you have night and day? 15. When they show the ISS on TV, I cannot see stars in space. Can you see stars and other planets outside the window of the ISS? 16. This is a question from our sister school in China. What do you miss the most when you are out there is space? 17. Do you believe that there is life on other planets within and outside our solar system? 18. Do you have to wear anything to protect your eyes from the sun while you are on the ISS? 19. Do you talk to Earth via other satellites or directly to the ground stations? 20. How big is this ISS now that more modules have been added since it was launched? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. David Thompson Middle School, Calgary, AB, Canada, Fri 30 Oct 09 21:12 UTC ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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2009-10-26 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 26 Oct '09

26 Oct '09

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report October 26, 2009 1. Upcoming School Contacts An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled with Copernicus Science Centre in Warsaw, Poland on Tuesday, October 27 at 09:33 UTC via telebridge station VK4KHZ in Australia. The centre organized a student competition for naming the asteroids, using rules of the science naming process. This month the winners travelled to Warsaw for the competition finale and will take part in the ARISS event. Sherbrooke Community School in Sassafras, Victoria, Australia has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Wednesday, October 28 at 07:13 UTC. This will be a telebridge contact with station W6SRJ in California. The school fosters student participation and the advancement of amateur radio in the community. It operates Sherbrooke Community Club station, VK3KID. The school invited representatives from neighboring schools to pose questions to the astronauts and asked its sister schools in China and Bhutan to also submit questions for students to ask the ISS crew. David Thompson Middle School (DTMS) in Calgary, Alberta, Canada has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Friday, October 30 at 21:12 UTC via station LU8YY in Argentina. DTMS and the University of Calgary's science department will collaborate on this event. 2. Italian Students Contact Astronaut Frank De Winne via ARISS On Tuesday, October 20, students attending Istituto Comprensivo "Romualdo TRIFONE" in Montecorvino Rovella, Salerno, Italy participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with Frank DeWinne, ON1DWN on the ISS. To prepare for the contact, teachers partnered with astrophysicists of the Astronomical Observatory "Giancamillo Glorious" in M. Rovella and the local amateur radio group ARI Salerno. Assistance was provided by the amateur radio station in "Alighieri Trevigi" School, located in Casale Monferrato, Italy. The school used a combination of a direct and telebridge contact to avoid local obscurations. An audience of more than 40 (Casale Monferrato) and 450 (Montecorvino Rovella) students, teachers and visitors gathered for the event and the webcast received over 500 connections. Regional television, local media and newspapers covered the news. 3. ARISS Contact with Senegal Students On Friday, October 23, C. E. M. IV in Mbour, Senegal experienced an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with Frank De Winne, ON1DWN on the ISS. Students asked twenty questions of the astronaut. Swiss astronaut Claude Nicollier, HB9CN also participated in a videoconference with the youth. C. E. M. IV is a technical college and has formed a scientific club at the school based on new technologies. 4. De Winne has ARISS Contact with Ieper Students Students from VTI Ieper in Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium spoke with Frank DeWinne, ON1DWN via an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Friday, October 23. Telebridge station VK4KHZ in Australia provided the connection. Twenty questions were asked and answered in front of a large audience including several reporters. The school recently built a replica of the plane, 'Mourane Parasol' which Guynemer (a French pilot) flew during World War I and incorporated the ARISS contact as a feature event in their celebration of 100 years of aviation. 5. Astronaut Jeff Williams has ARISS Contact with Arctic School On Friday, October 23, students from Samuel Hearne Secondary School in Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada experienced an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with Expedition 21 astronaut Jeffrey Williams, KD5TVQ. This was a telebridge contact via ground station W6SRJ in California. At the school's request, ARISS representatives visited the school and classrooms prior to the contact to talk about amateur radio and the ISS. Six hundred people attended the event and watched as the students asked Williams 22 questions about life and work in space. CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) Radio and the local and area press covered the event. The school is located very near the Arctic Ocean which makes this the most northerly ARISS contact to date. 6. Canadian Bel Ayr Pathfinders Speak with Robert Thirsk via ARISS An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact took place on Saturday, October 24 between Bel Ayr Pathfinders in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada and Robert Thirsk, VA3CSA on the ISS via telebridge station W6SRJ in California. Thirsk answered 17 questions posed to him by the students as an audience of 160 gathered for the event, including the media (CBC, CTV, a community television station, a radio station and a local newspaper). The Pathfinders that participated in the ARISS contact earned Galactic Adventures badges and will share this experience with other Girl Guides of all ages. 7. ARISSat-1 Meeting Held The ARISSat-1 Team met in Phoenix, Arizona over the October 23 -25 weekend to assemble and test the integration of the various satellite components. The team has also been compiling voice messages to be included on ARISSat and has been preparing for the Safety Review meeting to be held on Thursday, October 29. 8. ARISS International Meeting Held An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Team meeting was held on Tuesday, October 20. Topics of discussions included a status on the Columbus module antennas and an ARISSat-1 update. See: http://www.rac.ca/ariss/arisstel2009-10-20.htm

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Copernicus Science Centre, Warsaw, Poland
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 25 Oct '09

25 Oct '09

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Copernicus Science Centre, Warsaw, Poland on 27 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 09:33 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and VK4KHZ. The contact should be audible over portions of Australia. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact will be conducted in English. New Copernicus Science Centre in Warsaw will comprise hundreds of interactive exhibits where children, young people and adults can conduct experiments demonstrating how the world around us works. Copernicus Science Centre set up a competition for children up to age 16. Participants propose a name for asteroid no. 66,189 and write a story about the name. The winning name will become the asteroid's official name and its author will receive a professional telescope. 20 finalists and the winner will be invited to a radio contact with the International Space Station and will inform astronauts about the new name of the asteroid no.66,189. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How does food stay fresh in space? Do you have a fridge? 2. Can you eat, just like we do, with a knife and a fork? Can you eat from a plate and will it stay there during dinner? 3. How do you organise for sleep and meals, as there is no night and day? 4. How do you keep fit in space? 5. Do You conduct any medical exploration, e.g. concerning cancer? 6. How do you sleep in the space? How long? 7. How do you wash yourself on the ISS? 8. How long do you work every day? 9. How much younger will you be, when you return to the earth? 10. How can you wash your clothes in space? 11. How do astronaut women wash and dry their long hair? 12. Can you watch TV in the space station? 13. Is in the International Space Station noisy? 14. Can you see more stars from the ISS than from the earth? 15. How can I become an astronaut? What sort of training was required to prepare for this mission? 16. Can you see the Great Wall of China from space ? 17. Where do you store water? 18. From where do you have water? Is it true, that you "produce" water on the ISS? 19. How do you drink water, juice, tea without gravity? 20. Is it true that without gravity an astronaut grows nearly 5 cm? Did you grow? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Sherbrooke Community School, Sassafras, Victoria, Wed 28 Oct 09 07:13:34 UTC 2. David Thompson Middle School, Calgary, AB, Canada, Fri 30 Oct 09 21:12 UTC ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-25 03:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 24 Oct '09

24 Oct '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-25 03:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. Belayr Pathfinders, Dartmouth, NS, Canada, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact was successful: Sat 2009-10-24 15:12:53 UTC 61 deg (***) Copernicus Science Centre, Warsaw, Poland, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact is a go for: Tue 2009-10-27 09:33:54 UTC 72 deg Sherbrooke Community School, Sassafras, Victoria, Australia, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-10-28 07:13:34 UTC 74 deg David Thompson Middle School, Calgary, AB, Canada, telebridge via LU8YY Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-30 21:12:18 UTC 88 deg Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 499. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 29. QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DP0ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS0ISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2009-10-25 03:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-10-25 03:00 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 20 on orbit: Roman Romanenko Frank De Winne ON1DWN Robert Thirsk VA3CSA Nicole Stott KE5GJN Exp. 21 on orbit Maksim Surayev Jeffrey N. Williams –KD5TVQ **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-23 23:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 23 Oct '09

23 Oct '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-23 23:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. C. E. M. IV, Mbour, Senegal, direct via 6V7SPACE Contact was successful: Fri 2009-10-23 10:28:06 UTC 50 deg (***) VTI Ieper, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact was successful: Fri 2009-10-23 11:11:50 UTC 76 deg (***) Samuel Hearne Secondary School, Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact was successful: Fri 2009-10-23 16:27:04 UTC 31 deg (***) Belayr Pathfinders, Dartmouth, NS, Canada, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-10-24 15:12:53 UTC 61 deg Watch for Echolink and IRLP coverage. Copernicus Science Centre, Warsaw, Poland, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact is a go for: Tue 2009-10-27 09:33:54 UTC 72 deg Sherbrooke Community School, Sassafras, Victoria, Australia, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-10-28 07:13:34 UTC 74 deg David Thompson Middle School, Calgary, AB, Canada, telebridge via LU8YY Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-30 21:12:18 UTC 88 deg Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 498. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 29. QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DP0ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS0ISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2009-10-23 23:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-10-23 23:00 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 20 on orbit: Roman Romanenko Frank De Winne ON1DWN Robert Thirsk VA3CSA Nicole Stott KE5GJN Exp. 21 on orbit Maksim Surayev Jeffrey N. Williams –KD5TVQ **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-23 05:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 23 Oct '09

23 Oct '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-23 05:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. (***) Istituto Comprensivo Romualdo Trifone, Montecorvino Rovella, Salerno, Italy, direct via IK1SLD to IQ8BB to IK1SLD Contact was successful: Tue 2009-10-20 07:41:01 UTC 79 deg C. E. M. IV, Mbour, Senegal, direct via 6V7SPACE Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-23 10:28:06 UTC 50 deg VTI Ieper, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-23 11:11:50 UTC 76 deg Samuel Hearne Secondary School, Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-23 16:27:04 UTC 31 deg Watch for Echolink coverage. (***) Belayr Pathfinders, Dartmouth, NS, Canada, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-10-24 15:12:53 UTC 61 deg Watch for Echolink and IRLP coverage. (***) Copernicus Science Centre, Warsaw, Poland, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact is a go for: Tue 2009-10-27 09:33:54 UTC 72 deg Sherbrooke Community School, Sassafras, Victoria, Australia, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-10-28 07:13:34 UTC 74 deg David Thompson Middle School, Calgary, AB, Canada, telebridge via LU8YY Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-30 21:12:18 UTC 88 deg Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 495. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 29. QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DP0ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS0ISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2009-10-23 05:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-10-23 05:00 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 20 on orbit: Roman Romanenko Frank De Winne ON1DWN Robert Thirsk VA3CSA Nicole Stott KE5GJN Exp. 21 on orbit Maksim Surayev Jeffrey N. Williams –KD5TVQ **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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ARISS - Contact Notification
by Graham Lawton G7EVY 22 Oct '09

22 Oct '09

Please join us in listening to the following ISS contacts. I apologise for the late notification. VTI Ieper, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-23 11:11:50 UTC 76 deg Samuel Hearne Secondary School, Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-23 16:27:04 UTC 31 deg Belayr Pathfinders, Dartmouth, NS, Canada, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-10-24 15:12:53 UTC 61 deg Copernicus Science Centre, Warsaw, Poland, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact is a go for: Tue 2009-10-27 09:33:54 UTC 72 deg Sherbrooke Community School, Sassafras, Victoria, Australia, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-10-28 07:13:34 UTC 74 deg David Thompson Middle School, Calgary, AB, Canada, telebridge via LU8YY Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-30 21:12:18 UTC 88 deg Audio from these contacts will be fed into the EchoLink *AMSAT* (101377) and *JK1ZRW* (277208) servers. Audio is generally transmitted around 15 minutes prior to the contact taking place so that you can hear some of the preparation that occurs. Please note that on Echolink there are automatic breaks of 1.5 seconds in the audio transmission. These occur every 2.5 minutes during the event. IRLP should be fed into the IRLP 'Discovery' Reflector (9010). Although this is subject to confirmation. For your information, when any ARISS event is supported through the IRLP "Discovery" Reflector 9010, audio is also automatically streamed to the Internet. It is then available via the 'Discovery' Reflector's companion web site www.discoveryreflector.ca . Once on its main page, select "Audio Library" (left sidebar). The prompt to join the audio stream is posted at the top of this page. You can access the URL directly at <www.discoveryreflector.ca:8000/listen.pls> www.discoveryreflector.ca:8000/listen.pls The audio on the Internet can be delayed by anything up to two minutes. 73, Graham Graham Lawton G7EVY ARISS Audio Distribution Co-ordinator Skype: wizarduk

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RS0ISS Message Board Question
by Keith N4ZQ 21 Oct '09

21 Oct '09

In the RS0ISS Message Board message listing, there is a usual MSG# Size TS Date Time From To and Subject. Would someone who knows please clue me in as to what the TS stands for? Sometimes messages are marked by a Y in it's column. TNX Keith ____________________________________________________________ Obama Raises Pell Grants Get Your Degree with Government Grants and Scholarships! http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2241/c?cp=dwzS-gpnpzEAvKBReZFtxwAAJ1…

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Belayr Pathfinders, Dartmouth, NS, Canada
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 21 Oct '09

21 Oct '09

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Belayr Pathfinders, Dartmouth, NS, Canada on 24 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 15:12 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and W6SRJ. The contact should be audible over the west coast of the U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. The Bel Ayr Pathfinders are a part of the Bel Ayr District with is in Dartmouth Lakes Area. The Bel Ayr Pathfinders take part in many community projects such as helping with serving at numerous functions at the church in which we hold our meetings, meet with seniors and sing carols for them at Christmas, help run fun activities for younger branches of Girl Guides in Bel Ayr, collect items to send to a designated country in need of assistance, serve the community hot chocolate and cookies after Remembrance Day Ceremony, have a litter clean up in designated spot. The Pathfinders participating in space talk program will be able to earn on of the badges for Pathfinders called the Galactic Adventures badge. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How do you prepare your meals? 2. How do you bath, and if you use water, how do you collect it and where does it go?" 3. When viewed from the Space Station do you see the Earth below as being fragile? 4. What kind of exercise do you do in space? 5. With 16 sunrises and sunsets a day do they all look the same or are they different like the different looks we get on earth? 6. Is it true that you can see the Great Wall of China from space? 7. What do you look forward to most when returning to earth? 8. Do you have any results yet from your experiment with bisphoshonates to reduce bone loss and if so, has it been successful? 9. What is it like to see the Earth from Space? 10. What is the temperature inside the ISS and how does it compare to that of Space? 11. Why did you want to become an astronaut? 12. Can you see the effects of pollution on the Earth from Space? 13. When in space are there a set numbers or limit of hours that you can spend working before taking a break? 14. From the Earth we can see exhaust trails left behind jets as they pass overhead. Can you see these from Space? 15. Does your body physically change when in space and if so, how? 16. Do constellations look the same from the Space Station as they do from earth? 17. Given the close quarters of the ISS, how does the crew cope with being in one space for so long? 18. Do the stars twinkle when seen from Space? 19. Have attempts to grow plants in Space been met with success and if so what kinds? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Copernicus Science Centre, Warsaw, Poland, Tue 27 Oct 09 09:33 UTC 2. Sherbrooke Community School, Sassafras, Victoria, Wed 28 Oct 09 07:13:34 UTC 3. David Thompson Middle School, Calgary, AB, Canada, Fri 30 Oct 09 21:12 UTC ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Samuel Hearne Secondary School, Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 20 Oct '09

20 Oct '09

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Samuel Hearne Secondary School, Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada on 23 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 16:27 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and W6SRJ. The contact should be audible over the west coast of the U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Samuel Hearne Secondary School is a grades 7-12 school of 400 students located in Canada's beautiful Western Arctic and part of the Mackenzie Delta. Our community, Inuvik (the place of man) is situated on the banks of the Mackenzie River and very close to the Arctic Ocean. Inuvik is the economic hub of the Western Arctic with a population of 3,500 people. We are the home to rich languages and cultures of the Inuvialuit and Gwich'in. We are strong and hearty people enduring winter temperatures that regularly drop below 40degrees Celsius. Our claim to fame is living in the land of the midnight sun where we receive many days of 24 hours of sunlight in the summer. Participants will ask as many of the following questions (translated) as time allows: 1. How much energy do the solar panels generate? 2. Where does the station get most of its oxygen from? 3. How do you think your body will feel when you return to earth after 6 months in space? 4. How does it feel like when you blast up into space? 5. Have you had any interesting discoveries you would like to share with the people on earth? 6. Are there fitness requirements for you as an astronaut? 7. Have there been a lot of women aboard the space station in the past? 8. Can you describe what it feels like to be in space? 9. Are there common sicknesses astronauts catch while in space? 10. How do you keep balance in space with no gravity? 11. What were your first thoughts when you saw space? 12. What is the most beautiful thing you've seen in space? 13. Why is it important to have a team of astronauts in space? 14. What would happen if you got injured up there? 15. What happens when you get sick in space? 16. Do you ever crave fast food? 17. Have you experienced any emotional stress either during the preparation for or on your journey to space? 18. Will your body feel heavier to you when you come back? 19. What is your background in education? 20. Can you feel your brain floating around in your head when you're in space? 21. Does space affect the way your brain controls your motor functions? 22. Can I eat meat in space like I do on earth? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Belayr Pathfinders, Dartmouth, NS, Canada, Sat 24 Oct 09 15:12 UTC 2. Copernicus Science Centre, Warsaw, Poland, Tue 27 Oct 09 09:33 UTC 3. Sherbrooke Community School, Sassafras, Victoria, Wed 28 Oct 09 07:13:34 UTC 4. David Thompson Middle School, Calgary, AB, Canada, Fri 30 Oct 09 21:12 UTC ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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Upcoming ARISS contact with VTI Ieper, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 20 Oct '09

20 Oct '09

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at VTI Ieper, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium on 23 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 11:11 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and VK4KHZ. The contact should be audible over portions of Australia. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. The elementary school de Piramide is special as it is a method school according to the vision of Carl Medaer. This means that children, parents and teachers join hands to make projects work. In an atmosphere of respect for everybody's freedom and opinion all subjects are mixed to develop a theme. All pupils asking questions are aged between 10 and 12. Participants will ask as many of the following questions (translated) as time allows: 1. Is het moeilijk om andere kleren aan te trekken ? Is it difficult to change clothes? 2. Waarom werd jij precies gekozen om naar het ISS te gaan ? Why were you selected for a space mission? 3. Wekt het ISS statische elektriciteit op door de draaiing ? Does the movement of the ISS generate static electrical charges? 4. Waarom ben je kosmonaut geworden ? Why did you become an astronaut? 5. Hoe lang was je F-16 piloot ? How long have you been F-16 pilot? 6. Zie je de sterren zoals wij ze op aarde zien ? Do you see the stars as we see them from Earth? 7. Hoe voelt het als je terug vertrekt uit het ruimtestation ? How do you feel when leaving the station? 8. Welke problemen heb je reeds ondervonden ? What kind of problems did you experience? 9. Gaat de tijd snel in de ruimte ? Is time fast in space? 10.Moet je wel eens het ruimtestation verlaten ? Do you have to get out of the station sometimes? 11.Heb je nooit zin in een zak frieten ? Do you sometimes wish you had a portion chips? 12.Wat doe je om je te ontspannen ? How do you relax? 13.Bestaat er nog een ander manier om elektriciteit te produceren in de ruimte dan zonnepanelen ? Is there another way to produce electrical power in space than solar panels? 14.Wat is jouw taak aan boord ? What is your task on board? 15.Wat ga je als eerste doen als je terug thuiskomt ? What will you first do when back home? 16.Wat doen jullie met jullie afval ? How do you dispose of waste? 17.Heb je soms meningverschillen met je collega's aan boord ? Do you sometimes have a difference of opinion with crew members? 18.Heeft er iemand al een gaatje in z'n tand gehad ? Did it happen, that a crew member developed tooth caries? 19.Wat is het gevolg voor het lichaam als je lang in de ruimte verblijft ? What are the effects on the human body after a long time in space? 20.Wat zal je taak zijn als boordcommandant ? What is your task as commander? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Samuel Hearne Secondary School, Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada, Fri 23 Oct 09 16:27 UTC 2. Belayr Pathfinders, Dartmouth, NS, Canada, Sat 24 Oct 09 15:12 UTC 3. Copernicus Science Centre, Warsaw, Poland, Tue 27 Oct 09 09:33 UTC 4. Sherbrooke Community School, Sassafras, Victoria, Wed 28 Oct 09 07:13:34 UTC 5. David Thompson Middle School, Calgary, AB, Canada, Fri 30 Oct 09 21:12 UTC ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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Upcoming ARISS contact with C. E. M. IV, Mbour, Senegal
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 20 Oct '09

20 Oct '09

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at C. E. M. IV, Mbour, Senegal on 23 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 10:28 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between OR4ISS and 6V7SPACE. The contact should be audible over portions of western Africa. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in French. College d'Enseignement Moyen IV a MBOUR (80 km au sud de Dakar) cree en 1996, sur un terrain d'environ 30.000 m2 situe a 300 metres de l'ocean. 964 etudiants pour l'annee 2008/2009 entre 12 et 16 ans - entre 70 et 80 eleves par classe, College de reference sur l'academie de THIES (dans les trois premiers). Le college dispose d'un terrain de sport multifonctionnel pour football, handball, basketball, gymnastique. Projets educatifs : Informatique avec une salle informatique sponsorise par des partenaires allemands (O.N.G.FATOU) - une vingtaine de P.C. avec 1 serveur relie a Internet par ADSL Club d'Education a la Vie Familliale (E.V.F.) : les membres de ce club s'occupent d'un "jardin botanique" d'environ 200 m2 ou poussent des herbes medicinales qui sont distribuees aux familles. Club Scientique, toujours a la recherche de projets et d'aide et tres heureux de ce programme ARISS. MBOUR College (80 km South of Dakar) was built in 1996, on a property ao about 30.000 m2, located at 300 meters from the ocean. There are 964 students in 2008/2009, aged 12 - 16 years old, 70 to 80 students per class. College is a reference for THIES academie (among the three first). The college has multifunctional sports ground for soccer, handball, basketball, gymnastics... Educative projects: Informatics with computer room, sponsored by German partners (O.N.G.FATOU) - about 20 computers and one server, with ADSL Internet connection. Family Education Club (E.V.F.): members cultivate a "botanic garden" (200 m2), with medicinal plants, which are distributed to the families. Science Club, always looking for projects and very happy with the ARISS programme. Participants will ask as many of the following questions (translated) as time allows: 1. Combien de personnes vivent sur l'ISS et dans quelle langue parlez-vous? How many people are living on the ISS and which language do you speak? 2. Quels types de problemes risquez-vous de rencontrer sur l'ISS? What kind of problems do you have to face on the ISS? 3. Avez-vous des animaux domestiques sur l'ISS? Do you have domestic animals on the ISS? 4 Quelles etudes faut-il faire pour devenir astronaute? Which kind of studies is needed to become an astronaut? 5. De quoi vous nourrissez-vous? What do you eat? 6. Vue de l'espace, la lune parait-elle differente que vue de la terre? As seen from space, is the Moon looking different as seen from the Earth? 7. Quelles planetes voyez-vous depuis l'ISS? Which planets do you see from the ISS? 8. Comment faites-vous pour dormir dans l'espace? How do you manage to sleep in space? 9 Comment differenciez-vous le jour de la nuit? How do you recognize day from night? 10. Vous arrive-t-il de sortir de la station spatiale? Do you sometimes go out of the space station? 11 Faites-vous du sport? Do you practice sport? 12 Voyez-vous passer des cometes et des meteores? Do you see comets and meteors crossing? 13 Quel type d'experience faites-vous? Which kind of experiments do you do? 14 Eprouvez-vous des difficultes avec l'impesanteur? Do you experience difficulties with weightlessness? 15 Avez-vous deja croise des satellites? Did you happen to get near a satellite? 16. Quelle est votre mission personnelle a bord de l'ISS? What is your personal mission aboard the ISS? 17. Regardez-vous la television et ecoutez-vous la radio? Do you look at television and listen to radio? 18. Quand il y a urgence, comme faites-vous pour soigner ou operer une personne malade? In case of emergency, how do you attend or operate a sick person? 19. Comment faites-vous votre toilette a bord de l'ISS? How do you make your toilet aboard the ISS? 20. Comment faites-vous pour cuisiner et manger? How do you cook food and take your meals? 21. Sentez-vous vos mouvements lorsque vous vous deplacez? Do you feel your movements when you move? 22. Est-ce que, comme sur la terre, vous avez l'eau au robinet? Do you have water from the tab, like on Earth? 23. Comment vous sentez-vous lorsque vous redescendez sur terre? How do you feel when you come back to Earth? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. VTI Ieper, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, Fri 23 Oct 09 11:11 UTC 2. Samuel Hearne Secondary School, Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada, Fri 23 Oct 09 16:27 UTC 3. Belayr Pathfinders, Dartmouth, NS, Canada, Sat 24 Oct 09 15:12 UTC 4. Copernicus Science Centre, Warsaw, Poland, Tue 27 Oct 09 09:33 UTC 5. Sherbrooke Community School, Sassafras, Victoria, Wed 28 Oct 09 07:13:34 UTC 6. David Thompson Middle School, Calgary, AB, Canada, Fri 30 Oct 09 21:12 UTC ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-19 23:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 19 Oct '09

19 Oct '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-19 23:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Istituto Comprensivo Romualdo Trifone, Montecorvino Rovella, Salerno, Italy, direct via IK1SLD to IQ8BB to IK1SLD Contact is a go for: Tue 2009-10-20 07:41:01 UTC 79 deg Live audio stream www.ik1sld.org/live (***) Live audio-video stream www.arisa.it/webtv (***) C. E. M. IV, Mbour, Senegal, direct via 6V7SPACE Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-23 10:28:06 UTC 50 deg VTI Ieper, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-23 11:11:50 UTC 76 deg Samuel Hearne Secondary School, Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-23 16:27:04 UTC 31 deg Belayr Pathfinders, Dartmouth, NS, Canada, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-10-24 15:12:53 UTC 61 deg Copernicus Science Centre, Warsaw, Poland, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact is a go for: Tue 2009-10-27 09:33:54 UTC 72 deg Sherbrooke Community School, Sassafras, Victoria, Australia, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-10-28 07:13:34 UTC 74 deg David Thompson Middle School, Calgary, AB, Canada, telebridge via LU8YY Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-30 21:12:18 UTC 88 deg Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 494. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 29. QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DP0ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS0ISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2009-10-19 23:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-10-16 05:00 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 20 on orbit: Roman Romanenko Frank De Winne ON1DWN Robert Thirsk VA3CSA Nicole Stott KE5GJN Exp. 21 on orbit Maksim Surayev Jeffrey N. Williams –KD5TVQ **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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ARISS Contact from Montecorvino Rovella -Italy streaming live
by ik1sld＠ik1sld.org 19 Oct '09

19 Oct '09

Hello, today ARISS contact October 20 - 07:36 UTC will be streamed live at: www.ik1sld.org/live This time our streaming is only AUDIO because I will operate as a telebridge station supporting first minutes for School "Trifone" in Montecorvino Rovella (SA) Italy. My team will be located at School "Alighieri-Trevigi" in Casale Monferrato (AL) North-Italy JN45FD and the AOS for us will be 2 minutes before "Trifone" in South Italy. A live audio-video stream also on www.arisa.it/webtv curated by IQ8BB team in "Trifone" School. 73 Claudio IK1SLD / W1SLD

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2009-10-19 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 19 Oct '09

19 Oct '09

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report October 19, 2009 1. Upcoming School Contacts An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for Istituto Comprensivo "Romualdo TRIFONE" in Montecorvino Rovella, Salerno, Italy on Tuesday, October 20 at 07:41 UTC. Students have participated in science and technology educational activities. Teachers have collaborated with astrophysicists of the Astronomical Observatory "Giancamillo Glorious" in M. Rovella and the local amateur radio group ARI Salerno. An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for C. E. M. IV in Mbour, Senegal on Friday, October 23 at 10:28 UTC. Plans have been made to install a complete NOAA satellite reception system in the school. The students have studied orbit predictions, tracking programs and systems, receiver techniques and antennas. A video conference is planned with the Swiss astronaute Claude Nicollier, HB9CN. VTI Ieper in Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Friday, October 23 at 11:11 UTC via telebridge station VK4KHZ in Australia. The school will use the question and answer session with Expedition 21 astronaut Frank De Winne to commemorate 100 years of aviation. Samuel Hearne Secondary School in Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Friday, October 23 at 16:27 UTC via telebridge station W6SRJ in California. The school has an enrollment of 400 students in grades 7-12. Inuvik (the place of man) is situated on the banks of the Mackenzie River and is very close to the Arctic Ocean. It is the economic hub of the Western Arctic. An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for Belayr Pathfinders in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada on Saturday, October 24 at 15:12 UTC via telebridge station W6SRJ in California. The Pathfinders participating in the ARISS program will be able to earn the Galactic Adventures badge. An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled with Copernicus Science Centre in Warsaw, Poland on Tuesday, October 27 at 09:33 UTC via telebridge station VK4KHZ in Australia. The centre organized a student competition for naming asteroids, using rules of the science naming process. In October the winners travel to Warsaw for the competition finale and will take part in the ARISS event. Sherbrooke Community School in Sassafras, Victoria, Australia has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Wednesday, October 28 at 07:13 UTC. This will be a telebridge contact via station W6SRJ in California. Sherbrooke Community School fosters student participation and the advancement of amateur radio in the community. It operates Sherbrooke Community Club station, VK3KID. The school has invited representatives from neighboring schools to pose questions to the astronauts and asked its sister schools in China and Bhutan to also submit questions for students to ask the ISS crew. David Thompson Middle School (DTMS) in Calgary, Alberta, Canada has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Friday, October 30 at 21:12 UTC via station LU8YY in Argentina. DTMS and the University of Calgary's science department have collaborated on this event. 2. ARISS Contact Between Thirsk and Boundary Beach Students On Tuesday, October 13, students from Boundary Beach Elementary School in Delta, British Columbia, Canada spoke with astronaut Robert Thirsk, VA3CSA on the ISS via an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact. Seventeen questions were answered, including one from the radio team. The contact was made possible through the Langley Amateur Radio Association. To prepare for the contact, students got involved in many space related activities and participated in Dr. Thirsk's "Get Fit for Space" program. 3. Glenmore Christian Academy Experiences ARISS Contact An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact occurred on Wednesday, October 14 between Glenmore Christian Academy students in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and Robert Thirsk, VA3CSA. Nearly six hundred students, teachers, parents and guests gathered to watch the youth ask 20 questions of the astronaut. CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) and CTV (Canadian television) covered the event. 4. ARISS Contact with UNICEF - Mali Children in Gao, Mali participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Thursday, October 15 via telebridge station K6DUE in Maryland. The contact was held as part of the UNICEF WaSH (Water, Sanitation, Hygiene) campaign. Astronaut Frank De Winne, ON1DWN, a UNICEF Belgium goodwill ambassador, spoke to the children, answering 5 questions. 5. JOTA Contact Unsuccessful An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact was scheduled for Jamboree on the Air (JOTA), Boy Scouts of America Headquarters in Irving, Texas on Saturday, October 17. Due to technical difficulties, the contact did not take place. Contact demonstrations on other satellites were given during the day, however, and there was an amateur radio balloon flight as well. Scouts also took part in a Jamboree on the Internet (JOTI) activity. Approximately 400 Scouts, parents and officials attended the event. 6. NASA Reports on ARISS Contact NASA posted as one of its "Daily Top Stories" an article from the Vancouver Sun about the October 9 Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with Belmont Elementary School: Hundreds Of Students "Enthralled" Talking To ISS Astronaut. The Vancouver Sun (10/10, 178K) reported, "Canadian astronaut Robert Thirsk zipped through the heavens above Langley's Ecole Belmont elementary school Friday, riding the International Space Station and chatting with 533 enthralled students." The event was organized by "ARISS (Amateur Radio International Space Station), a NASA- sponsored educational outreach program." According to the article, "Judging by the reaction of the children sitting cross-legged in the gym, the program was an obvious hit." 7. ARRL Letter Posts Article on Columbus Antennas The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) ran an article, written by ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) delegate Rosalie White, about the ARISS Columbus antennas in the October 15 issue of the ARRL Letter. To view "Amateur Radio in Space : Columbus Antennas to Take to the Skies," go to: http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/index.html?issue=2009-10-15 8. ARRL QST Covers ARISS News The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) published three ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) related news items in its November 2009 issue of QST. Under the "In Brief" column is a short item about the STS-128 launching on August 28 with 3 ham astronaut crew members. A second item appears in the "Media Hits" column which has a short note about Make Magazine running an article on SuitSat (now ARISSat-1). The final item is an article titled "2009 Teachers Institute Introduced Advanced Satellite Workshop" which describes an experiment to teach a workshop to teachers on how to use ham radio satellite communications to teach technology. One workshop participant, a staff member of the NASA Aerospace Education Services Project, [Jim Fitzgerald, KC8WWJ], wrote on his evaluation form that he thought AESP could use some of the workshop materials to help with professional development of educators using technology in their classrooms. The ARRL monthly journal has a circulation of 150,000. 9. AMSAT Symposium Update The AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) Symposium was held over the October 9 - 11 weekend in Baltimore, Maryland. AMSAT President Barry Baines' presentation has been posted to the AMSAT Web site. The presentation names ARISS as a partner and indicates continued support of the ARISSat-1 project. See: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/index.php A video of symposium highlights was put together and has been posted on YouTube. See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1efXlL75dvA

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Comprensivo Romualdo Trifone, Montecorvino Rovella, Salerno, Italy
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 18 Oct '09

18 Oct '09

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Istituto Comprensivo Romualdo Trifone, Montecorvino Rovella, Salerno, Italy on 20 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 07:41 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. This contact will utilize both direct and telebridge connections. The contact is between OR4ISS and amateur stations IK1SLD and IQ8BB on earth. Communication should be audible over Italy. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. The Romoaldo Trifone is a primary and secondary school for pupils and students aged between 5 and 12 years old, about 750. Our school is dedicated to an important lawyer born in Montecorvino Rovella. Our nice town is located in south of Italy, near the archeological site of Paestum. The students, besides the curricular subjects, take part in a lot of activities in the afternoon as drama, choir and popular dances. The school is involved in special projects supported by European fund as a specialization course of English language, Specialization course of maths and I.T. (information technology). Our students have taken part in a National Competition of mathematical games and has been placed seventh. Alexandra Angellotti is a clever student, very good at painting, for this she was attracted by the competition published by ESA: "Fly your picture on the International Space Station - your pictures!" She is one of the winners, and she is very proud that her drawing is on the shirt of the astronaut Frank De Winne in the space, and that the students of "Trifone" can talk to him. Students will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What are the responsibilities of an astronaut on board? 2. How do you cope with the difficulties during the mission? 3. Did you dream about becoming an astronaut during your childhood? 4. Did you attend a specific course to become an astronaut? 5. What are you focusing your reflection on when you are in Space? 6. What is of essential importance for you during your stay in Space? 7. What is the minimum age for becoming an astronaut? 8. What do you miss most from Earth? 9. Do your personnel values change their intensity during your stay in Space? 10. What was the first impression you got when you arrived on board the ISS? 11. What does the vastness of Space remind you of? 12. Do you have children and how often do you communicate with your family? 13. Would you like to share your experience in Space with your family? 14. Is your family happy with your choice of being an astronaut? 15. What profession did you pursue before you became an astronaut? 16. Are you happy or unhappy to coming back to Earth soon? 17. What objects will you bring home and which ones do you leave on board the ISS? 18. Would you like to eventually come back to the ISS? 19. What do you think about life on the ISS in the future? 20. Do the Space Shuttle visits boost the moral of the long term crew? 21. What was the most difficult moment on board and how did you master it? 22. Do you expect any health problem after landing on Earth? 23. What experiment did you carry out together with the students from Athens? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. C. E. M. IV, Mbour, Senegal, Fri 23 Oct 09 10:28 UTC 2. VTI Ieper, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, Fri 23 Oct 09 11:11 UTC 3. Samuel Hearne Secondary School, Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada, Fri 23 Oct 09 16:27 UTC 4. Belayr Pathfinders, Dartmouth, NS, Canada, Sat 24 Oct 09 15:12 UTC ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-18 05:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 18 Oct '09

18 Oct '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-18 05:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: JOTA, Boy Scouts of America HQ, Irving, Texas, telebridge via WH6PN Contact was not successful: Sat 2009-10-17 21:56:49 UTC 85 deg (***) Istituto Comprensivo Romualdo Trifone, Montecorvino Rovella, Salerno, Italy, direct via IK1SLD to IQ8BB to IK1SLD Contact is a go for: Tue 2009-10-20 07:41:01 UTC 79 deg C. E. M. IV, Mbour, Senegal, direct via 6V7SPACE Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-23 10:28:06 UTC 50 deg VTI Ieper, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-23 11:11:50 UTC 76 deg Samuel Hearne Secondary School, Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-23 16:27:04 UTC 31 deg Belayr Pathfinders, Dartmouth, NS, Canada, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-10-24 15:12:53 UTC 61 deg Copernicus Science Centre, Warsaw, Poland, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact is a go for: Tue 2009-10-27 09:33:54 UTC 72 deg Sherbrooke Community School, Sassafras, Victoria, Australia, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-10-28 07:13:34 UTC 74 deg David Thompson Middle School, Calgary, AB, Canada, telebridge via LU8YY Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-30 21:12:18 UTC 88 deg Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 494. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 29. QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DP0ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS0ISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2009-10-18 05:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-10-16 05:00 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 20 on orbit: Roman Romanenko Frank De Winne ON1DWN Robert Thirsk VA3CSA Nicole Stott KE5GJN Exp. 21 on orbit Maksim Surayev Jeffrey N. Williams –KD5TVQ **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-17 00:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 16 Oct '09

16 Oct '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-17 00:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: JOTA, Boy Scouts of America HQ, Irving, Texas, telebridge via WH6PN Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-10-17 21:56:49 UTC 85 deg Istituto Comprensivo Romualdo Trifone, Montecorvino Rovella, Salerno, Italy, direct via IK1SLD to IQ8BB to IK1SLD Contact is a go for: Tue 2009-10-20 07:41:01 UTC 79 deg C. E. M. IV, Mbour, Senegal, direct via 6V7SPACE Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-23 10:28:06 UTC 50 deg VTI Ieper, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-23 11:11:50 UTC 76 deg Samuel Hearne Secondary School, Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-23 16:27:04 UTC 31 deg Belayr Pathfinders, Dartmouth, NS, Canada, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-10-24 15:12:53 UTC 61 deg Copernicus Science Centre, Warsaw, Poland, telebridge via VK4KHZ (***) Contact is a go for: Tue 2009-10-27 09:33:54 UTC 72 deg (***) Sherbrooke Community School, Sassafras, Victoria, Australia, telebridge via W6SRJ (***) Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-10-28 07:13:34 UTC 74 deg (***) David Thompson Middle School, Calgary, AB, Canada, telebridge via LU8YY (***) Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-30 21:12:18 UTC 88 deg (***) Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 494. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 29. QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DP0ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS0ISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2009-10-16 05:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-10-16 05:00 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 20 on orbit: Roman Romanenko Frank De Winne ON1DWN Robert Thirsk VA3CSA Nicole Stott KE5GJN Exp. 21 on orbit Maksim Surayev Jeffrey N. Williams –KD5TVQ **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-16 05:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 16 Oct '09

16 Oct '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-16 05:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Glenmore Christian Academy, Calgary, AB, Canada, direct via VE6BGC Contact was successful: Wed 2009-10-14 16:01:09 UTC 80 deg (***) UNICEF Hands Washing Day all schools in Gao (Mali), coordinated by UNICEF-Mali with the Ministry of Education and support from UNICEF Belgium, telebridge via K6DUE Contact was successful: Thu 2009-10-15 16:33:05 UTC 34 deg (***) JOTA, Boy Scouts of America HQ, Irving, Texas, telebridge via WH6PN Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-10-17 21:56:49 UTC 85 deg Istituto Comprensivo Romualdo Trifone, Montecorvino Rovella, Salerno, Italy, direct via IK1SLD to IQ8BB to IK1SLD Contact is a go for: Tue 2009-10-20 07:41:01 UTC 79 deg C. E. M. IV, Mbour, Senegal, direct via 6V7SPACE Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-23 10:28:06 UTC 50 deg VTI Ieper, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-23 11:11:50 UTC 76 deg Samuel Hearne Secondary School, Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-23 16:27:04 UTC 31 deg Belayr Pathfinders, Dartmouth, NS, Canada, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-10-24 15:12:53 UTC 61 deg Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 494. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 29. QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DP0ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS0ISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2009-10-16 05:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-10-16 05:00 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 20 on orbit: Roman Romanenko Frank De Winne ON1DWN Robert Thirsk VA3CSA Nicole Stott KE5GJN Exp. 21 on orbit Maksim Surayev Jeffrey N. Williams –KD5TVQ **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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President's Annual Meeting Powerpoint Presentation Posted on the Web
by JoAnne Maenpaa 15 Oct '09

15 Oct '09

Hello Everyone, A link to AMSAT President, Barry Baines, WD4ASW Annual Meeting Powerpoint Presentation has been added to our web at http://www.amsat.org . -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm(a)amsat.org Editor, AMSAT News Service Copy Editor, AMSAT Journal

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Upcoming ARISS contact with JOTA, Boy Scouts of America HQ, Irving, Texas
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 14 Oct '09

14 Oct '09

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at JOTA, Boy Scouts of America HQ, Irving, Texas on 17 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 21:56 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and WH6PN. The contact should be audible over Hawaii. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. The JOTA (Jamboree On The Air) is an annual event during which Scouts throughout the world meet each other through amateur radio contacts. JOTI (Jamboree On The Internet) is another event where Scouts make contacts using the Computers and Internet. JOTA/JOTI contributes to better understanding and mutual respect between youngsters in different countries. This annual event is sponsored by the World Scout Bureau. Thousands of amateur radio stations around the world participate. This event is sponsored by the Boy Scouts of America and the National Scouting Museum. For almost 100 years, Scouting programs have instilled in youth the values found in the Scout Oath and Scout Law. The Boy Scouts of America helps the youth develop academic skills, self-confidence, ethics, leadership skills, and citizenship skills that influence their adult lives. The National Scouting Museum preserves, collects, organizes, and displays Scouting's treasures-documenting the movement's unique influence on American culture and the lives of more than 110 million people. Students will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What tools do the astronauts use in space? 2. What is your favorite planet and why? 3. Are there craters on every planet? 4. How does it feel to be weightless? 5. How "hot" is it working with all those planets? Have you ever found evidence of "cool" stuff? Have you ever found evidence of life on other planets? 6. How do you get to be an astronaut? 7. Do space suits work like diving suits? Is it hard to move in them? 8. What kind of isolation do you have to go through before becoming an astronaut? 9. What does it feel like to be in zero gravity? 10. Do you have control over the gravity on the space station? If so, how does it work? 11. Is it more fun to leave earth going into space, or coming back down to earth, and what's it like coming back into earth's atmosphere from space? 12. Do the Space Shuttle engines have enough fuel to go to the moon? 13. How much it will cost to go into space? 14. What do you do for fun at the space station? 15. How do you shower and exercise without gravity? 16. What kind of experiments are you doing to learn about the effects of weightlessness on astronauts and/or animals; and, how are the experiments different than those you do on Earth? 17. What is the type of fuel used in the rocket that took you to the Space Station, and do you recycle water and human-waste materials at the Space Station? 18. How fast does the Space Station go? 19. What skills did the Arctic Survival Training you received teach you that have been useful on the space station? Were you a Boy Scout, and if you were, how have skills you learned there helped you in space? 20. How cool is the Space Station? 21. How many craters are on the moon? 22. How does it feel to see Earth from space? 23. How long will you be in space? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Istituto Comprensivo Romualdo Trifone, Montecorvino Rovella, Salerno, Italy, Tue 20 Oct 09 07:41 UTC 2. C. E. M. IV, Mbour, Senegal, Fri 23 Oct 09 10:28 UTC 3. VTI Ieper, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, Fri 23 Oct 09 11:11 UTC 4. Samuel Hearne Secondary School, Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada, Fri 23 Oct 09 16:27 UTC 5. Belayr Pathfinders, Dartmouth, NS, Canada, Sat 24 Oct 09 15:12 UTC ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-14 06:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 14 Oct '09

14 Oct '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-14 06:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Boundary Beach Elementary, Delta, BC, Canada, direct via VE7LHM Contact was successful: Tue 2009-10-13 17:10:57 UTC 52 deg (***) Glenmore Christian Academy, Calgary, AB, Canada, direct via VE6BGC Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-10-14 16:01:09 UTC 80 deg UNICEF Hands Washing Day all schools in Gao (Mali), coordinated by UNICEF-Mali with the Ministry of Education and support from UNICEF Belgium, telebridge via K6DUE Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-10-15 16:33:05 UTC 34 deg JOTA, Boy Scouts of America HQ, Irving, Texas, telebridge via WH6PN Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-10-17 21:56:49 UTC 85 deg Istituto Comprensivo Romualdo Trifone, Montecorvino Rovella, Salerno, Italy, direct via IK1SLD to IQ8BB to IK1SLD Contact is a go for: Tue 2009-10-20 07:41:01 UTC 79 deg C. E. M. IV, Mbour, Senegal, direct via 6V7SPACE Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-23 10:28:06 UTC 50 deg VTI Ieper, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-23 11:11:50 UTC 76 deg Samuel Hearne Secondary School, Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-23 16:27:04 UTC 31 deg Belayr Pathfinders, Dartmouth, NS, Canada, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-10-24 15:12:53 UTC 61 deg Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 492. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 29. QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DP0ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS0ISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2009-10-14 06:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-10-14 05:00 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 19 on earth: Gennady Padalka RN3DT Michael Barratt KD5MIJ Exp. 20 on orbit: Roman Romanenko Frank De Winne ON1DWN Robert Thirsk VA3CSA Nicole Stott KE5GJN Exp. 21 on orbit Maksim Surayev Jeffrey N. Williams –KD5TVQ Guy Laliberté (SFP) returned to earth. **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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AMSAT Symposium News Posted to the Web
by JoAnne Maenpaa 13 Oct '09

13 Oct '09

Hello everyone, News from the 2009 AMSAT Space Symposium in Baltimore has been posted on our web site: http://www.amsat.org (the link to ARISSat-1 should be back in service soon.) -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm(a)amsat.org Editor, AMSAT News Service Copy Editor, AMSAT Journal

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2009-10-12 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 13 Oct '09

13 Oct '09

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report October 12, 2009 1. Upcoming School Contacts An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for Boundary Beach Elementary School in Delta, British Columbia, Canada on Tuesday, October 13 at 17:10 UTC. Students have been involved in many space related activities including a trip to the McMillan Planetarium and participation in Dr. Thirsk's "Get Fit for Space" program. An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for Glenmore Christian Academy in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on Wednesday, October 14 at 16:01 UTC. Students will pose questions about life and work in space to Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Robert Thirsk, VA3CSA. An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for UNICEF-Mali on Thursday, October 15 at 16:33 UTC via telebridge station K6DUE in Maryland. ESA Astronaut Frank De Winne is a UNICEF Belgium goodwill ambassador. UNICEF Belgium is running a campaign called WaSH (Water, Sanitation, Hygiene) to make students aware of how important water is for humans. To prepare for this campaign, De Winne went to Mali and visited projects related to WaSH. He met with children there and showed them videos about the space mission and water; it is with these children that the ARISS contact will take place. An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for Jamboree on the Air (JOTA), Boy Scouts of America Headquarters in Irving, Texas on Saturday, October 17 at 21:56 UTC. This will be a telebridge contact via ground station WH6PN in Hawaii. JOTA is an annual event during which Scouts meet each other through amateur radio contacts. The ARISS activity will provide Scouts with additional background for the Space Exploration and Radio Merit Badges. An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for Istituto Comprensivo "Romualdo TRIFONE" in Montecorvino Rovella, Salerno, Italy on Tuesday, October 20 at 07:41 UTC. Students are participating in science and technology related educational activities. Teachers are collaborating with astrophysicists of the Astronomical Observatory "Giancamillo Glorious" in M. Rovella and the local amateur radio group ARI Salerno. An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for C. E. M. IV in Mbour, Senegal on Friday, October 23 at 10:28 UTC. Plans have been made to install a complete NOAA satellite reception system in the school. The students are studying orbit predictions, tracking programs and systems, receiver techniques and antennas. A video conference is planned with the Swiss astronaut Claude Nicollier, HB9CN. VTI Ieper in Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Friday, October 23 at 11:11 UTC via telebridge station VK4KHZ in Australia. The school will use the question and answer session with Expedition 21 astronaut Frank De Winne to commemorate 100 years of aviation. Samuel Hearne Secondary School in Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Friday, October 23 at 16:27 UTC via telebridge station W6SRJ in California. An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for Belayr Pathfinders in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada on Saturday, October 24 at 15:12 UTC via telebridge station W6SRJ in California. The Pathfinders participating in the ARISS program will be able to earn the Galactic Adventures badge. 2. ARISS Contact Held Between De Winne and Sint-Michielscollege On Wednesday, October 7, students from Sint-Michielscollege Brasschaat vzw (SMCB) in Brasschaat, Belgium participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact using homemade tracking antennas. Twenty questions posed to Frank De Winne, ON1DWN were answered. Guest speakers included a representative from Verhaert Space Systems and Dirk Frimout, Belgium's first astronaut. Television stations and other media covered the event. 3. ARISS Contact Part of Malaysia's National Space Challenge Students participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact from the National Planetarium in Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia on Thursday, October 8. Thirteen questions were answered by Michael Barratt, KD5MIJ as approximately 50 people observed from the radio station and another 100 students and teachers watched from the main Planetarium. The contact was webcast live. All major newspapers and at least 2 television networks were present. The contact was part of the National Space Challenge, a program that was created in an effort to instill the talents and desire towards the understanding of space in primary school aged children. Sixteen schools participated. 4. ARISS Contact with Belmont Elementary School On Friday, October 9, an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact was held between Belmont Elementary School in Langley, British Columbia, Canada and Robert Thirsk, VA3CSA onboard the ISS. All 17 questions were answered including one in French and an extra question from the school's coordinating teacher about Bob's past experience with amateur radio. Over 500 were present for the contact, including the school board and city councillors. Media coverage included local press, Vancouver Sun, CBC radio and television. Students learned about Canada's contribution to space exploration, the Canadian astronauts and the construction of the ISS. The Langley Amateur Radio Association (L.A.R.A.) partnered with the school to organize this event. 5. ARRL Article on Columbus Antennas The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) ran a feature story on the ARISS antennas that will be launched to the ISS on STS-129 in mid-November and installed on the Columbus module during the mission's second spacewalk. See: http://www.arrl.org/news/features/2009/10/05/11110/?nc=1 6. ARRL Articles on Astronaut Frank Caldeiro The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) posted a web story on Astronaut Fernando "Frank" Caldeiro, KE4RFI who passed away on October 3. The article also appeared in the ARRL Letter. See: http://www.arrl.org/?artid=9219 http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/index.html?issue=2009-10-08 7. AMSAT Symposium Held The AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) Symposium was held over the October 9 - 11 weekend at the Four Points Sheraton Hotel at the Baltimore Washington Airport in Maryland. Several ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) presentations were given and the ARISSat-1 was demonstrated. 8. ARISS-Ops Meeting Held An ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) Operations team meeting was held following the AMSAT Symposium on Sunday, October 11. Discussions were held on how to make the educational aspects of ARISS better and the team shared information on how to improve the returns of surveys and evaluations. In particular, ARISS has been doing a great job on the "Inspire" position of the pyramid and goes a little into the "Educate" position, but meeting comments put great emphasis on getting much further into the "Educate" position. Dave Taylor, Mark Steiner, Barry Baines, and Rosalie White participated.

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Upcoming ARISS contact with UNICEF Hands Washing Day all schools in Gao (Mali)
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 12 Oct '09

12 Oct '09

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at UNICEF Hands Washing Day all schools in Gao (Mali), on 15 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 16:33 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and K6DUE. The contact should be audible over the east coast of the U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink.The contact is expected to be conducted in French. The Catholic School is located in the city Gao, chief city of 7th administrative Region of Mali Republic in Western Africa. The Gao Region is in Northern Mali, like Tombouctou and Kidal. Population is mainly Sonrhaï, Peulh, Bozo, Touareg and Arabs. Predominant religion is Islam. The school was founded September 1952 by the Congregation of the Guardian Angel Sisters. Originally, the school was for girls only, with boarding-school and kindergarten. Since 1968, it is mixed. It was know under several names : Gao V Private, Djoulabougou Private and since March 1st 2003. The school is open to children from six to eighteen years old, without racial nor religious discrimination. It has a computer room, a library, a conference room, a basketball ground and a green playground. Since 2008, the school participates to the UNICEF educational programme for hygiene at school. In school year 2008-2009, there are 1088 pupils, 500 girls and 588 boys, in 18 classes tended by 24 male and 3 female teachers. Participants will ask as many of the following questions (translated) as time allows: 1. Par quel moyen avez-vous rejoint la station spatiale ? Si vous tombez en panne comment vous depannez-vous? How do you repair if you have trouble? With which vehicle did you travel to space? 2. Est-ce que vous avez des bagages avec vous? Do you have luggage with you? 3. Comment vous lavez-vous ? Est-ce qu'il y a des latrines ? How do you wash yourself? Do you have a toilet? 4. Comment faites-vous la lessive et la vaisselle ? How do you wash your clothes and wash up dishes? 5. Est-ce qu'il y a le jour et la nuit ? Voyez-vous le soleil ? Is there day and night? Do you see the Sun? 6. Combien d'heures travaillez-vous ? Pour qui travaillez vous ? How many hours do you work? For whom do you work? 7. Est-ce que vous faites du sport ? Do you do sport? 8. Comment faites-vous la cuisine ? Comment vous vous approvisionnez ? How do you do the cooking? How do you do shopping? 9. Est-ce que vous marchez dans l'espace ? Do you walk in space? 10. Quelle distance vous sépare de la terre ? How far are you from Earth? 11. Comment vous vous soignez ? How do you take care of yourself? 12. Quelle sorte d'études fait-on pour devenir astronaute ? Which kind of studies are needed to become an astronaut? 13. Comment communiquez-vous avec votre famille ? How do you talk to your family? 14. Comment rejoignez-vous la terre ? How will you go back to Earth? 15. Habitez-vous une maison là-bas ? Do you live in a house there? 16. Comment sont faites les maisons là- bas ? How are the houses there? 17. Comment est la porte du ciel ? How is the door of the sky? 18. On fait combien de jours avant d'arriver dans l'espace ? How many days does it take to go to space? 19. Y a-t-il l'école la-bas pour les enfants ? Do children go to school there? 20. On parle quelle langue dans l'espace ? Which language is spoken in space? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. JOTA, Boy Scouts of America HQ, Irving, Texas, Sat 17 Oct 09 21:56 UTC 2. Istituto Comprensivo Romualdo Trifone, Montecorvino Rovella, Salerno, Italy, Tue 20 Oct 09 07:41 UTC 3. C. E. M. IV, Mbour, Senegal, Fri 23 Oct 09 10:28 UTC 4. VTI Ieper, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, Fri 23 Oct 09 11:11 UTC 5. Samuel Hearne Secondary School, Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada, Fri 23 Oct 09 16:27 UTC 6. Belayr Pathfinders, Dartmouth, NS, Canada, Sat 24 Oct 09 15:12 UTC ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Glenmore Christian Academy, Calgary, AB, Canada
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 12 Oct '09

12 Oct '09

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Glenmore Christian Academy, Calgary, AB, Canada on 14 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 16:01 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and VE6BGC. The contact should be audible over portions of western Canada and the U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Glenmore Christian Academy was founded in 1980 in Calgary, Alberta; it is an alternate school within the Palliser School District. There are 641 students in Kindergarten to Grade 9. The students in Grades 1 - 5 and invited guests will be participating in this ARISS event and the conversation with Dr. Thirsk will indeed be a highlight. Our day will also include a presentation entitled, "Journey to the International Space Station", created and narrated by GCA teacher and Dr. Thirsk's sister, Bev Thirsk, chronicling her 10 day Soyuz TMA-15 pre-launch, launch, post-launch activities in Moscow, Russia, and Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Students will respond to the day's events with follow-up composition, art, and music activities. The students will dress in space-themed costumes, enjoy a special related lunch treat, and receive Expedition 20 gifts from the Canadian Space Agency. This ARISS event and Expedition 20/21 theme will be the springboard for continued activities in the classrooms culminating in a celebration of Dr. Thirsk's successful mission and landing in November. Students will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What does no gravity feel like? 2. What kind of experiments are you involved in? 3. Do you get your own bedroom? 4. What and how do you eat? 5. Did you bring your Bible? 6. Has an asteroid ever hit the ISS? 7. What is a normal day like? 8. How do you exercise without gravity? 9. Is it hard to control Dextre? 10. How many rooms are in the space station? 11. Is there a day and night in space? 12. What is the thing you miss the most? 13. Do you have another mission planned after this one? 14. Are you ever scared? 15. How dark and cold is it in space? 16. How fast does the ISS travel? 17. What does the world look like from space? 18. What things you can do in space, but not on Earth? 19. What does the sunset look like in space? 20. How do you eat spaghetti in space? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. UNICEF Hands Washing Day all schools in Gao (Mali), Thu 15 Oct 09 16:33 UTC 2. JOTA, Boy Scouts of America HQ, Irving, Texas, Sat 17 Oct 09 21:56 UTC 3. Istituto Comprensivo Romualdo Trifone, Montecorvino Rovella, Salerno, Italy, Tue 20 Oct 09 07:41 UTC 4. C. E. M. IV, Mbour, Senegal, Fri 23 Oct 09 10:28 UTC 5. VTI Ieper, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, Fri 23 Oct 09 11:11 UTC 6. Samuel Hearne Secondary School, Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada, Fri 23 Oct 09 16:27 UTC 7. Belayr Pathfinders, Dartmouth, NS, Canada, Sat 24 Oct 09 15:12 UTC ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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ARISS - Contact Notification
by Graham Lawton G7EVY 12 Oct '09

12 Oct '09

Please join us in listening to the following ISS contacts: Boundary Beach Elementary, Delta, BC, Canada on Tuesday 13th October at 17:10 UTC. This is a direct contact via VE7LHM Glenmore Christian Academy, Calgary, Canada on Wednesday 14th October at 16:01 UTC. This is a direct contact via VE6BGC. UNICEF Hands Washing Day, all schools in Gao (Mali) on Thursday 15th October at 16:33 UTC. This is a telebridge via K6DUE. JOTA, Boy Scouts of America HQ, Irving, Texas, USA on Saturday 17th October at 21:56 UTC. This is a telebridge via WH6PN. Audio from these contacts will be fed into the EchoLink *AMSAT* (101377) and *JK1ZRW* (277208) servers. Audio is generally transmitted around 15 minutes prior to the contact taking place so that you can hear some of the preparation that occurs. Please note that on Echolink there are automatic breaks of 1.5 seconds in the audio transmission. These occur every 2.5 minutes during the event. ** Sorry, we are not expecting IRLP coverage for these events ** 73, Graham Graham Lawton G7EVY ARISS Audio Distribution Co-ordinator Skype: wizarduk Twitter: GrahamL

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Boundary Beach Elementary, Delta, BC, Canada
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 12 Oct '09

12 Oct '09

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Boundary Beach Elementary, Delta, BC, Canada on 13 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 17:10 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and VE7LHM. The contact should be audible over western Canada. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. BBES was closed down at the end of June, so the 23 former students are now attending different schools. They were all very excited about studying space together during the spring and they are very excited about getting to talk to real astronauts. During their science unit in the spring they made alka seltzer rockets, submitted rocks to Rock Around the World, visited the MacMillan Planetarium and saw Dr. Thirsk's wax model hanging in the exploration hall. The Grade 2 and 3 students were able to make their own space station at school, 2 modules connected by a tube. They created spaces for living, working and exercising, recognizing how important it is to exercise while in space. Since they have all been following the mission of Dr. Bob Thirsk, all questions are addressed to Bob. Students will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What does Bob call his remote control robot and what will the robot do on Mars? 2. How do you weigh yourself? 3. What do you miss most (other than your loved ones)? 4. What is your favourite part of the mission so far? 5. How much fuel does it take to lift off and attain orbit? 6. What effects do you see from global warming? 7. How much sleep do you get daily? 8. Does gas cause any problems on board? 9. Where do you go when you get bored? 10. How do the planets look from the space station? 11. What is your favourite space food and what kind of treats do you get? 12. Are you all nice to each other? 13. Did you take DVD equipment with you to watch movies or do you get to watch TV? 14. What does earth and outer space look like from there? 15. Can you see more stars than on earth? 16. What was the most amazing sight you've seen since you've been up there? 17. What have you used the Canadarm for? 18. Do you get more tired in space than you do on earth? 19. What kind of work outs do you do daily? 20. What experiments are you working on? 21. Do you really drink your urine? 22. How long did Bob have to go to school to become an astronaut? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Glenmore Christian Academy, Calgary, AB, Canada, Wed 14 Oct 09 16:01 UTC 2. UNICEF Hands Washing Day all schools in Gao (Mali), Thu 15 Oct 09 16:33 UTC 3. JOTA, Boy Scouts of America HQ, Irving, Texas, Sat 17 Oct 09 21:56 UTC 4. Istituto Comprensivo Romualdo Trifone, Montecorvino Rovella, Salerno, Italy, Tue 20 Oct 09 07:41 UTC 5. C. E. M. IV, Mbour, Senegal, Fri 23 Oct 09 10:28 UTC 6. VTI Ieper, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, Fri 23 Oct 09 11:11 UTC 7. Samuel Hearne Secondary School, Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada, Fri 23 Oct 09 16:27 UTC 8. Belayr Pathfinders, Dartmouth, NS, Canada, Sat 24 Oct 09 15:12 UTC ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-12 16:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 12 Oct '09

12 Oct '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-12 16:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Boundary Beach Elementary, Delta, BC, Canada, direct via VE7LHM Contact is a go for: Tue 2009-10-13 17:10:57 UTC 52 deg Watch for live video and audio streaming at http://iss.silverdata.ca/ (***) Glenmore Christian Academy, Calgary, AB, Canada, direct via VE6BGC Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-10-14 16:01:09 UTC 80 deg UNICEF Hands Washing Day all schools in Gao (Mali), coordinated by UNICEF-Mali with the Ministry of Education and support from UNICEF Belgium, telebridge via K6DUE Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-10-15 16:33:05 UTC 34 deg JOTA, Boy Scouts of America HQ, Irving, Texas, telebridge via WH6PN Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-10-17 21:56:49 UTC 85 deg Istituto Comprensivo Romualdo Trifone, Montecorvino Rovella, Salerno, Italy, direct via IK1SLD to IQ8BB to IK1SLD Contact is a go for: Tue 2009-10-20 07:41:01 UTC 79 deg C. E. M. IV, Mbour, Senegal, direct via 6V7SPACE Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-23 10:28:06 UTC 50 deg VTI Ieper, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-23 11:11:50 UTC 76 deg Samuel Hearne Secondary School, Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-23 16:27:04 UTC 31 deg Belayr Pathfinders, Dartmouth, NS, Canada, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-10-24 15:12:53 UTC 61 deg Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 491. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 29. QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DP0ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS0ISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2009-10-09 05:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-10-09 05:00 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 19 on orbit: Gennady Padalka RN3DT Michael Barratt KD5MIJ Exp. 20 on orbit: Roman Romanenko Frank De Winne ON1DWN Robert Thirsk VA3CSA Nicole Stott KE5GJN Maksim Surayev Jeffrey N. Williams –KD5TVQ Guy Laliberté (SFP) **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-10 17:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 10 Oct '09

10 Oct '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-10 17:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Belmont Elementary, Langley, BC, Canada, direct via VA7GAB Contact was successful: Fri 2009-10-09 20:20:05 UTC 52 deg (***) Boundary Beach Elementary, Delta, BC, Canada, direct via VE7LHM Contact is a go for: Tue 2009-10-13 17:10:57 UTC 52 deg Glenmore Christian Academy, Calgary, AB, Canada, direct via VE6BGC Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-10-14 16:01:09 UTC 80 deg UNICEF Hands Washing Day all schools in Gao (Mali), coordinated by UNICEF-Mali with the Ministry of Education and support from UNICEF Belgium, telebridge via K6DUE Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-10-15 16:33:05 UTC 34 deg JOTA, Boy Scouts of America HQ, Irving, Texas, telebridge via WH6PN Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-10-17 21:56:49 UTC 85 deg Istituto Comprensivo Romualdo Trifone, Montecorvino Rovella, Salerno, Italy, direct via IK1SLD to IQ8BB to IK1SLD (***) Contact is a go for: Tue 2009-10-20 07:41:01 UTC 79 deg (***) C. E. M. IV, Mbour, Senegal, direct via 6V7SPACE Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-23 10:28:06 UTC 50 deg (***) VTI Ieper, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, telebridge via VK4KHZ (***) Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-23 11:11:50 UTC 76 deg (***) Samuel Hearne Secondary School, Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada, telebridge via W6SRJ (***) Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-23 16:27:04 UTC 31 deg (***) Belayr Pathfinders, Dartmouth, NS, Canada, telebridge via W6SRJ (***) Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-10-24 15:12:53 UTC 61 deg (***) Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 491. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 29. QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DP0ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS0ISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2009-10-09 05:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-10-09 05:00 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 19 on orbit: Gennady Padalka RN3DT Michael Barratt KD5MIJ Exp. 20 on orbit: Roman Romanenko Frank De Winne ON1DWN Robert Thirsk VA3CSA Nicole Stott KE5GJN Maksim Surayev Jeffrey N. Williams –KD5TVQ Guy Laliberté (SFP) **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-09 05:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 08 Oct '09

08 Oct '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-09 05:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: National Planetarium Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia, direct via 9M2RPN Contact was successful: Thu 2009-10-08 09:34:31 UTC 80 deg (***) Belmont Elementary, Langley, BC, Canada, direct via VA7GAB Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-09 20:20:05 UTC 52 deg Boundary Beach Elementary, Delta, BC, Canada, direct via VE7LHM Contact is a go for: Tue 2009-10-13 17:10:57 UTC 52 deg Glenmore Christian Academy, Calgary, AB, Canada, direct via VE6BGC Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-10-14 16:01:09 UTC 80 deg UNICEF Hands Washing Day all schools in Gao (Mali), coordinated by UNICEF-Mali with the Ministry of Education and support from UNICEF Belgium, telebridge via K6DUE Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-10-15 16:33:05 UTC 34 deg JOTA, Boy Scouts of America HQ, Irving, Texas, telebridge via WH6PN Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-10-17 21:56:49 UTC 85 deg Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 490. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 29. QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DP0ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS0ISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2009-10-09 05:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-10-09 05:00 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 19 on orbit: Gennady Padalka RN3DT Michael Barratt KD5MIJ Exp. 20 on orbit: Roman Romanenko Frank De Winne ON1DWN Robert Thirsk VA3CSA Nicole Stott KE5GJN Maksim Surayev Jeffrey N. Williams –KD5TVQ Guy Laliberté (SFP) **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-08 03:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 08 Oct '09

08 Oct '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-08 03:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Sint-Michielscollege Brasschaat vzw (SMCB), Brasschaat B-2930, Belgium, direct via ON7RT Contact was successful: Wed 2009-10-07 10:20:58 UTC 81 deg (***) National Planetarium Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia, direct via 9M2RPN Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-10-08 09:34:31 UTC 80 deg Should be simulcast on http://www.angkasa.gov.my/live_webcasting/ (***) Belmont Elementary, Langley, BC, Canada, direct via VA7GAB Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-09 20:20:05 UTC 52 deg Boundary Beach Elementary, Delta, BC, Canada, direct via VE7LHM Contact is a go for: Tue 2009-10-13 17:10:57 UTC 52 deg Glenmore Christian Academy, Calgary, AB, Canada, direct via VE6BGC Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-10-14 16:01:09 UTC 80 deg UNICEF Hands Washing Day all schools in Gao (Mali), coordinated by UNICEF-Mali with the Ministry of Education and support from UNICEF Belgium, telebridge via K6DUE (***) Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-10-15 16:33:05 UTC 34 deg (***) JOTA, Boy Scouts of America HQ, Irving, Texas, telebridge via WH6PN Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-10-17 21:56:49 UTC 85 deg Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 489. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 29. QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DP0ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS0ISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2009-10-07 01:30 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-10-05 05:00 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 19 on orbit: Gennady Padalka RN3DT Michael Barratt KD5MIJ Exp. 20 on orbit: Roman Romanenko Frank De Winne ON1DWN Robert Thirsk VA3CSA Nicole Stott KE5GJN Maksim Surayev Jeffrey N. Williams –KD5TVQ Guy Laliberté (SFP) **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-07 01:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 06 Oct '09

06 Oct '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-07 01:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Sint-Michielscollege Brasschaat vzw (SMCB), Brasschaat B-2930, Belgium, direct via ON7RT Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-10-07 10:20:58 UTC 81 deg National Planetarium Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia, direct via 9M2RPN Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-10-08 09:34:31 UTC 80 deg Belmont Elementary, Langley, BC, Canada, direct via VA7GAB Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-09 20:20:05 UTC 52 deg Boundary Beach Elementary, Delta, BC, Canada, direct via VE7LHM (***) Contact is a go for: Tue 2009-10-13 17:10:57 UTC 52 deg (***) Glenmore Christian Academy, Calgary, AB, Canada, direct via VE6BGC (***) Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-10-14 16:01:09 UTC 80 deg (***) JOTA, Boy Scouts of America HQ, Irving, Texas, telebridge via WH6PN (***) Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-10-17 21:56:49 UTC 85 deg (***) Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 488. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 29. QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DP0ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS0ISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2009-10-07 01:30 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-10-05 05:00 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 19 on orbit: Gennady Padalka RN3DT Michael Barratt KD5MIJ Exp. 20 on orbit: Roman Romanenko Frank De Winne ON1DWN Robert Thirsk VA3CSA Nicole Stott KE5GJN Maksim Surayev Jeffrey N. Williams –KD5TVQ Guy Laliberté (SFP) **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Belmont Elementary, Langley, BC, Canada
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 06 Oct '09

06 Oct '09

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Belmont Elementary, Langley, BC, Canada on 09 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 20:20 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and VA7GAB. The contact should be audible over western Canada. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English or French. Ecole Belmont Elementary School is a dual track (French / English) school with approximately 530 students. We are located in Brookswood a suburb of Langley, 52 Kms east of Vancouver. As part of our back to school "Week Of Welcome", we undertook a school wide focus on "Space". Students learned about Canada's contribution to space exploration, the Canadian astronauts, the construction of the ISS as well as many other related things. Students created event patches and a myriad of other artwork in preparation for the upcoming event. Participants will ask as many of the following questions (translated) as time allows: 1. It is 10 seconds before takeoff... What are you thinking? 2. When you get back on earth is it hard to get used to gravity again and how do you prepare for this transition? 3. What do you get to eat up there and what is your favourite thing to eat? 4. What inspired you to become an astronaut? 5. What is the scariest thing that you have had to do while is space? 6. How do you know when it is time to go to sleep? 7. Approximately how many scientific discoveries have you made aboard the space station and what were they? 8. Are you ever worried something bad might happen to the space station? 9. Pourquoi est ce que les personnes vont dans espace? Why are people going into space? 10. What happens if one or two crew members gets seriously sick? 11. What is your favourite thing about being in space? 12. What is the hardest experiment you have done while on the space station? 13. Are there colours in space that you've never seen on earth? 14. Were you scared of the speed of the rocket ship that took you into space? 15. Have you had any health problems aboard the ISS? 16. Do you get dizzy going around the earth? 17. Will learning French make it easier for me to become an astronaut? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Glenmore Christian Academy, Calgary, AB, Canada Wed 14 Oct 09 16:01 UTC ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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Columbus Antennas to Take to the Skies
by Thomas Frey 06 Oct '09

06 Oct '09

http://www.arrl.org/news/features/2009/10/05/11110/?nc=1 Mit freundlichen Grüssen, Regards, 73 Thomas Frey, HB9SKA ______________________________________________________________________ Thomas Frey, Holzgasse 2, CH-5242 Birr, Tel. + Fax: 056 444 93 41 http://home.datacomm.ch/th.frey/

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-06 02:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 05 Oct '09

05 Oct '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-06 02:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Sint-Michielscollege Brasschaat vzw (SMCB), Brasschaat B-2930, Belgium, direct via ON7RT Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-10-07 10:20:58 UTC 81 deg Belmont Elementary, Langley, BC, Canada, direct via VA7GAB Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-09 20:20:05 UTC 52 deg National Planetarium Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia, direct via 9M2RPN Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-10-08 09:34:31 UTC 80 deg Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 488. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 29. QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DP0ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS0ISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2009-10-05 05:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-10-05 05:00 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 19 on orbit: Gennady Padalka RN3DT Michael Barratt KD5MIJ Exp. 20 on orbit: Roman Romanenko Frank De Winne ON1DWN Robert Thirsk VA3CSA Nicole Stott KE5GJN Maksim Surayev Jeffrey N. Williams –KD5TVQ Guy Laliberté (SFP) **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS contact with National Planetarium Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 05 Oct '09

05 Oct '09

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at National Planetarium Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia on 08 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 09:34 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and 9M2RPN. The contact should be audible over Malaysia. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. The National Space Challenge program was created to instill the talents and desire in students especially in the primary school Standard 4 level in understanding astronomy and space sciences. This program is organized annually by the National Space Agency in cooperation with Ministry of Education as a part of school curriculum. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What is it like sleeping in space and what is your bed like? Are you attached to the wall because there is no gravity? 2. With all the work time in space, is it still fun or has it become a job? 3. What kind of exercises can you do in space? 4. How do you wash and brush your teeth? 5. Is there any food or drink you miss or activities you miss doing while you are all at work? And what has been your most exciting / interesting moment while onboard? 6. What does space ice cream taste like? 7. Is liquid and solid human waste discarded in space, or is it stored and brought back to Earth with the crew? 8. How do you differentiate between a bottom and a top when you are in space? Is it just above your head and below your head? 9. In the event that the space station crewmembers had to abandon the station in an emergency, where could they go as a place of safety, and how could they get off the station without a waiting shuttle? 10.Is the space station always orbiting, or is it stationary? 11 Is the ISS orbiting in the same direction as the Earth's rotation? What is the relation, if any, of the ISS' orbit and speed versus the Earth's rotation and speed? 12.Are you able to watch TV and listen to the radio while in space? 13.How is the food? What do you miss the most about Earth? What was the hardest thing to get used to in space? 14 As you look at the Earth from space, what impresses you the most? 15 Is looking at the stars from space, in your opinion, more beautiful or less beautiful than looking at them from the Earth? 16.When you go to sleep, what time zone do you use? How do you know what time it is? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Belmont Elementary, Langley, BC, Canada, Fri 09 OCT 09 20:20 UTC ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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ARISS - Contact Notification
by Graham Lawton G7EVY 05 Oct '09

05 Oct '09

Please join us in listening to the following ISS contacts: Sint-Michielscollege Brasschaat vzw (SMCB), Brasschaat, Belgium on Wednesday 7th October at 10:20 UTC. This will be a direct contact via ON7RT. Belmont Elementary, Langley, BC, Canada on Friday 9th October at 20:20 UTC. This will be a direct contact via VA7GAB. *** It should be noted that the contacts time may be a few minutes earlier than advertised due to the ISS orbit being reboosted *** Audio from these contacts will be fed into the EchoLink *AMSAT* (101377) and *JK1ZRW* (277208) servers. Audio is generally transmitted around 15 minutes prior to the contact taking place so that you can hear some of the preparation that occurs. Please note that on Echolink there are automatic breaks of 1.5 seconds in the audio transmission. These occur every 2.5 minutes during the event. ** Sorry, we are not expecting IRLP coverage for these events ** 73, Graham Graham Lawton G7EVY ARISS Audio Feed Co-ordinator Skype: wizarduk Twitter: GrahamL

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2009-10-05 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 05 Oct '09

05 Oct '09

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report October 5, 2009 1. Upcoming School Contacts An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for Sint-Michielscollege Brasschaat vzw (SMCB) in Brasschaat, Belgium on Wednesday, October 7 at 10:20 UTC. Visits to space and science museums are among the science activities planned for the children. Guest speakers will include a representative from Verhaert Space Systems and Dirk Frimout, Belgium's first astronaut. An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled with the National Planetarium in Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia on Thursday, October 8 at 09:34 UTC. The contact will occur as part of the National Space Challenge, a program that was created in an effort to instill the talents and desire towards the understanding of space in primary school aged children. Sixteen schools will participate. An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for Belmont Elementary School in Langley, British Columbia, Canada on Friday, October 9 at 20:20 UTC. Students are working on projects with a "Mission Control" theme and the Langley Amateur Radio Association (L.A.R.A.) is working with the school to organize this event. 2. Thirsk Participates in ARISS Contact with R.T. Alderman Students Astronaut Bob Thirsk, VA3CSA participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with students attending R. T. Alderman School in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on Monday, September 28. An audience of 615 people gathered, watched and listened as Thirsk answered 15 questions posed to him by the students. Media coverage was provided by a local television station. After the contact, Thirsk changed the ISS radio beacon text to read, "Hello to RT Alderman School!" 3. De Winne Speaks with Lisbon, Portugal Students via ARISS On Thursday, October 1 an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact was held between the Ciência Viva Museum in Lisbon, Portugal and Frank De Winne, ON1DWN onboard the ISS. Ground station ON4ISS in Belgium provide the telebridge connection. An audience of 300 people gathered and watched as twenty-three questions were asked and answered. The ARISS contact at Ciencia Viva was a major event during the nationwide celebrated Space Week. The participating students have been working on space projects for two years and they were highly motivated to do this science-related activity. 4. ARISS Contact with University of Liege An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact took place on Friday, October 2 between the University of Liege in Belgium and on-orbit astronaut Frank De Winne, ON1DWN via telebridge station ON4ISS in Belgium. Eighteen questions were answered before losing contact with the ISS. The University of Liege offers the only aerospace engineering education program in the French part of Belgium. In the context of the OUFTI-1 project (www.oufti.ulg.ac.be) that aims at building a CubeSat featuring the amateur radio D-STAR technology, an amateur radio club was formed at the university. 5. Nicole Stott Participates in ARISS Contact with Italian Students On Friday, October 2, students attending Scuola Secondaria 1° Grado "Alighieri - Trevigi" in Casale Monferrato, Prov. Alessandria, Italy participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact. The youth asked Nicole Stott, KE5GJN 21 questions as an audience of 200 students, parents and teachers looked on. Local media provided news coverage. The event was streamed live on the internet and the audio was fed into the EchoLink AMSAT and JK1ZRW servers. The contact motivated the youth to study Science, History, Geography, Information Technology and English. 6. ARISS Contact with Boy Scouts of Canada On Saturday, October 3, Scouts of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario experienced an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact. Three hundred scouts and parents were present as Robert Thirsk VA3CSA answered questions about life and work in space. Thirsk turned over a few questions to Mr. Guy Laliberte, Circ De Soleil president and spaceflight participant. Audio was fed into the EchoLink AMSAT and JK1ZRW servers. The ARISS contact was held in conjunction with the Scout Science Badge Award system. 7. ARISS News on Amateur Radio Newsline On October 2, Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1677 reported on Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) astronaut licensing. To view "Ham Radio in Space: New Ham Astronaut is KF5DBF," see: ftp://ftp.arnewsline.org/quincy/News/news.txt

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-05 05:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 05 Oct '09

05 Oct '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-05 05:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: University of Liege, Liege, Belgium, telebridge via ON4ISS Contact was successful: Fri 2009-10-02 13:09:58 UTC 75 deg (***) Scuola Secondaria 1° Grado “Alighieri – Trevigi” I-15033, Casale Monferrato, Prov. Alessandria, Italy, direct via IK1SLD Contact was successful: Fri 2009-10-02 14:46:18 UTC 88 deg (***) Boy Scouts of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada, direct via VE3TBD Contact was successful: Sat 2009-10-03 18:07:19 UTC 24 deg (***) Sint-Michielscollege Brasschaat vzw (SMCB), Brasschaat B-2930, Belgium, direct via ON7RT Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-10-07 10:20:58 UTC 81 deg Belmont Elementary, Langley, BC, Canada, direct via VA7GAB Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-09 20:20:05 UTC 52 deg National Planetarium Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia, direct via 9M2RPN Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-10-08 09:34:31 UTC 80 deg Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 488. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 29. QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DP0ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS0ISS *************************************************************** *************** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2009-10-05 05:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-10-05 05:00 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 19 on orbit: Gennady Padalka RN3DT Michael Barratt KD5MIJ Exp. 20 on orbit: Roman Romanenko Frank De Winne ON1DWN Robert Thirsk VA3CSA Nicole Stott KE5GJN **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Sint-Michielscollege Brasschaat vzw (SMCB), Brasschaat B-2930, Belgium
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 04 Oct '09

04 Oct '09

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Sint-Michielscollege Brasschaat vzw (SMCB), Brasschaat B-2930, Belgium on 07 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 10:21 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between OR4ISS and ON7RT . The contact should be audible over portions of eastern Europe. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in Dutch and/or English. Sint-Michielscollege Brasschaat (SMCB), Belgium is located in a suburban area, NE of Antwerp. The school provides primary and secondary education to respectively 600 and 900 students. 1500 students, aged 6 to 18, participated to the preparation of the space talk and will assist to the event. Participants will ask as many of the following questions (translated) as time allows: 1. Wat is het tofste aan de ruimte? What is the coolest thing about being in space? 2. Wat is het moeilijkste aan uw beroep? What is the most difficult thing about your profession? 3. Hoe gaat u naar de WC? How do you use the lavatory? 4. Gaan jullie nog ruimtewandelingen maken? Are you still going to do some spacewalks? 5. Welke temperatuur is er in de ruimte? Whats the temperature like outside? 6. Spreekt u soms met uw vrouw of kinderen als u in de ruimte zit? Do you sometimes talk to your wife and kids when youre up there? 7. Is het waar dat jullie urine drinken? Is it true that you drink your own urine? 8. Kan een vlieg vliegen in het ruimtestation? Can a fly fly in the space station? 9. Als u een boek ergens zou neerleggen zou het 10 minuten later dan ergens anders liggen? If I put a book somewhere inside the space station, would it be somewhere else after ten minutes? 10.Hebben jullie internetverbinding in het ISS? Have you got internet in the ISS? 11.Eet je daar lekker? How is food? 12.Gebruikt u in het ruimte hetzelfde uur als op de aarde? Which time do you use in space? 13.Is het warm in zo een ruimtepak? Isnt it hot inside a space suit? 14.Wat gebeurt er als jullie brandstof op is? What happens when you run out of fuel? 15.Hoe lang ben je al geinteresseerd in ruimtevaart? How long have you been interested in space flight? 16 Hoe kunnen jullie daar douchen? How do you take a shower? 17 Hoe denk je dat je je gaat voelen als je terug op aarde bent? How do you think youll feel when youre back on earth? 18.Kan je vuur maken in de ruimte? Can you make fire in space? 19.Flo: Waar leg je je vuile kleren? Where do you put your dirty linen? 20.Karen: Bestaat de mogelijkheid dat er een stuk van een kapot ruimtetuig op het ISS vliegt? Is it possible that debris from space hits the ISS? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. National Planetarium Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia, Thu 08 Oct 09 09:34 UTC 2. Belmont Elementary, Langley, BC, Canada, Fri 09 OCT 09 20:20 UTC ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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"Final" Symposium Agenda Posted
by Frank H. Bauer 04 Oct '09

04 Oct '09

All, We have posted the "Final" Agenda for the 2009 AMSAT Symposium, including the presentation schedule. I call it "Final" because everything is subject to change. We are still looking for some volunteers for the following responsibilities: 1) Paper Session Chairs (introduce speaker, time presentation, use the "hook" if paper runs long) for the 5 paper sessions 2) AV table support (1 hour commitment or more during paper presentations) 3) Registration table (1 hour commitment or more) 4) Poster session Chair/security (1 hour commitment or more and only when the poster session is open to the public) If you are interested in supporting any of these, e-mail me directly (ka3hdo(a)comcast.net) and let me know what interests you and what dates/times you would like to support. We can really use your help on this as it is a critical element of making the 2009 symposium a success. And for those who have not done it already..please sign up for the symposium. We have a fantastic program planned. 73, Frank Bauer, KA3HDO 2009 AMSAT Symposium Co-Chair

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Boy Scouts of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 04 Oct '09

04 Oct '09

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Boy Scouts of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada on 03 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 18:03 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and VA3MGY. It should be audible over parts of eastern Canada and the U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Scouting is the worlds largest youth organization with 28 million members worldwide and is committed to the development of young people. In Canada we have 100,000 members meeting in over 9,600 sections weekly! Today we are joined, in the Nation's Capital by members of Voyageur Council, who's 8000 members practice the game of Scouting from Cornwall and Kingston Ontario to Deep River Ontario and Wakefield Quebec. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Can plants grow in space? 2. Now that you are an astronaut and fly into space, does everything else in your regular life seem easier to you? 3. Which do you like better, being in space or on earth? 4. Can you see storms on earth like the lightning? 5. What's it like being in space and weightless? 6. What is your job on the space station? 7. We have learned how space affects the human body. What's the biggest change you've noticed in yourself since you have been in space? 8. We have a space exploration badge. As part of the badge, can you describe what peaceful activities the space station can be used for? 9. What do you eat on the space station? 10. What is the hardest part of being an astronaut? 11. What advice would you give to a young person aspiring to become an aerospace engineer and/or astronaut? 12. Were you involved in Scouting and how many astronauts were Scouts? 13. When will it ever be possible for kids to go into space? 14. What does it feel like when you take off? 15. What is it like in orbit? 16. What kind of fun do you have up there? 17. How do you sleep in space without floating around? 18. When you're not working do you play chess or cards, and if so, how do you keep everything from floating around? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Sint-Michielscollege Brasschaat vzw (SMCB), Brasschaat B-2930, Belgium, Wed 07 Oct 09 10:20 UTC 2. National Planetarium Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia, Thu 08 Oct 09 09:34 UTC 3. Belmont Elementary, Langley, BC, Canada, Fri 09 Oct 09 20:20 UTC ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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upcoming ARISS contact with University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 03 Oct '09

03 Oct '09

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at University of Liege, Liege, Belgium on 02 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 13:10 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and ON4ISS. The contact should be audible over portions of eastern Europe. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in French/English. The PhD students' inaugural day is a yearly event organized at the beginning of the academic year and gathering many young researchers of the University of Liege in Belgium (ULg). The purpose is to boost information exchange between the 1500 ULg PhD students and promote training. This half-day begins with a plenary session, welcoming high-level academic/political actors or researchers. We invited Prof Bernard Rentier, ULg Rector, and Marie-Dominique Simonet, Minister for scientific research. The attendees have the opportunity to share their experience through workshops on selected topics: scientific communication, PhD employment and intellectual property. A contact with Frank De Winne on the ISS constitutes for us an extraordinary opportunity to share our passion for science and to talk about the most advanced research in many fields: fundamental, (physics experience from ULg part of OasISS mission), applied, life or human sciences. Participants will ask as many of the following questions(translated) as time allows: 1. Quelle proportion d'expériences réalisées sur l'ISS sont conçues par des institutions publiques et privées ? 2. Constatez-vous des différences notoires dans la manière de travailler avec ces deux types d'organismes ? 3. Comment êtes-vous impliqué dans la préparation des expériences embarquées a bord de l'ISS ? 4. Comment entretenez-vous la somme de compétences acquises avant la mission tout au long de celle-ci ? 5. Quelle proportion de votre temps consacrez-vous aux expériences scientifiques ? 6. Compte tenu de votre emploi du temps, quel rapport à l'actualité entretenez-vous ? 7. Quand vous regardez la Terre depuis l'espace, constatez-vous une évolution depuis votre derniere mission ? 8. Comment gérez-vous l'eloignement avec vos proches ? 9. Quel est l'objet le plus insolite que vous avez emporté avec vous ? 10. Quels sont (si il y en a) les tensions qui émergent d'une promiscuité prolongée ? 11. Attribuez-vous une compétence particulière à vos collègues astronautes- docteurs en science? 12. Quel est la différence fondamentale entre une expérience réalisée dans l'espace et sur Terre ? 13. Quels sont vos interactions avec les chercheurs pendant le déroulement des expériences ? 14. Quel feedback recevez-vous des scientifiques après votre mission ? 15. Personnellement comment envisagez-vous l'avenir de l'ISS ? 16. Après cette mission, comment envisagez-vous la suite de votre carrière ? 17. Parmi les expériences réalisées à bord de l'ISS, quelle est celle que vous présenteriez aux jeunes pour les intéresser aux sciences ? 18. Suivez-vous particulièrement les expériences belges comme celle de l'ULg actuellement à bord de l'ISS ? 19. Quelle est, selon vous, la force des Belges dans la recherche ? 20. Quel est, pour vous, l'ingrédient indispensable d'une recherche réussie ? Translation 1. What proportion of experiments on the ISS are designed by public and private institutions? 2. Have you noticed significant differences in the way of working with these two types of organizations? 3. How are you involved in the preparation of experiments embedded aboard the ISS? 4. How do you maintain the sum of skills acquired before the mission and throughout it? 5. What proportion of your time do you devote to scientific experiments? 6. Given your schedule, how is it possible for you to follow the news? 7. When you look at Earth from space, have you noticed changes since your last mission? 8. How do you cope with the distance from your family? 9. What is the most unusual object you have brought with you? 10 Which (if any) are the tensions that can emerge from an extended overcrowding? 11. Do you recognise a special competence to your colleagues astronauts-PhDs? 12. What is the basic difference between an experiment in space and on Earth? 13. What are your interactions with researchers during experiences? 14. What feedback do you receive from scientists after your mission? 15. Personally how do you imagine the future of the ISS? 16. After this mission, how do you imagine the rest of your career? 17. Among the experiments aboard the ISS, which is the one you would present to young people to get them interested in science? 18. Do you especially follow the Belgian experiments like the one from the ULg, presently aboard the ISS? 19. According to you, what is the strength of the Belgian in research? 20. What is, for you, the essential ingredient of a successful research? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Scuola Secondaria 1° Grado "Alighieri - Trevigi" I-15033, Casale Monferrato, Prov. Alessandria, Italy, Fri, 02 Oct 09 14:46 UTC 2. Boy Scouts of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada, Sat, 03 Oct 09 18:07 UTC ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-02 04:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 01 Oct '09

01 Oct '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-10-02 04:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Pavilhão do Conhecimento – Ciência Viva, Lisbon, Portugal, telebridge via ON4ISS Contact was successful: Thu 2009-10-01 14:20:40 UTC 76 deg (***) University of Liege, Liege, Belgium, telebridge via ON4ISS Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-02 13:09:58 UTC 75 deg Watch for IRLP and Echolink coverage Scuola Secondaria 1° Grado “Alighieri – Trevigi” I-15033, Casale Monferrato, Prov. Alessandria, Italy, direct via IK1SLD Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-02 14:46:18 UTC 88 deg Contact is going to be streamed live: Primary: www.ik1sld.org/live Secondary: www.batc.tv (see Live section) Contact at 14:46 UTC --> Live at 14:00 UTC Boy Scouts of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada, direct via VE3TBD Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-10-03 18:07:19 UTC 24 deg Sint-Michielscollege Brasschaat vzw (SMCB), Brasschaat B-2930, Belgium, direct via ON7RT Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-10-07 10:20:58 UTC 81 deg Belmont Elementary, Langley, BC, Canada, direct via VA7GAB Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-10-09 20:20:05 UTC 52 deg National Planetarium Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia, direct via 9M2RPN Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-10-08 09:34:31 UTC 80 deg Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 485. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 29. QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DP0ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS0ISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2009-09-29 05:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-09-29 05:00 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 19 on orbit: Gennady Padalka RN3DT Michael Barratt KD5MIJ Exp. 20 on orbit: Roman Romanenko Frank De Winne ON1DWN Robert Thirsk VA3CSA Nicole Stott KE5GJN **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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